419 scam: mrs Kelly Craft <atmvisacard6060@gmail.com> Attention Dear Beneficiary,

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "required fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "service fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: mrs Kelly Craft <atmvisacard6060@gmail.com>
Reply-To: cmrskelly@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 5 May 2022 08:33:11 +0100
Subject: Attention Dear Beneficiary,

This is Mrs. Kelly Craft the Former United States Ambassador,

I came down here in Washington DC White House for an ECOWAS meeting
and I was searching for some files that I left in this office before I
left and found out that you have not received your fund, and I asked
the present ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield,

What happened that you have not receive your fund since 2 years now,
and She said that you refused to pay the required fee for the delivery
of your ATM CARD.

I'm contacting you today because the director of the ATM CARD center
here in New York said that they will divert your ATM CARD to the
Government Treasury just because that you cannot pay for the service
fee of your ATM CARD which is $99.00 according to them according to
them,the only thing holding your delivery is the required fee of
$99:00 I told them to wait until I hear from you today so that I will
know the reason why you rejected such amount of money $10.5m which
will change your life just because of $99.00

I want your urgent response as soon as you receive this email and
explain to me the reason why you have abandon your ATM CARD because of
$99.00 But if you don't need it then I can change your name to another
person so that this Government will not claim this money but I know
that you will love to have it. Please my dear I want to help you to
receive this fund because it was a big shock to me that you have not
receive your ATM CARD and withdraw your money since 2 years now and
I'm very sorry for that and you will receive your fund before the end
of this meeting which will take us 2 days and I will be here to
monitor it until you receive your fund.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your full details.
1) FULL NAMES:
2) DELIVERY ADDRESS:
3) PHONE NUMBER
4) COUNTRY:
5) OCCUPATION:

Mrs.Kelly Craft
United States Former Ambassador
Thanks I hope to read from you soon

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