419 scam: "Mr. EDWARDS ROBERTS" <ohlumark@gmail.com> YOUR PICK-UP IS READY.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- johnnnmcfarlane@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. EDWARDS ROBERTS" <ohlumark@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnnnmcfarlane@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2023 03:58:29 -1100
Subject: YOUR PICK-UP IS READY.

Address: 86 Chester Road
London WC75 2RE

Sir/madam

This is to officially inform you that an Automated ATM Card Number:
(5241 6701 2345 6789) valued US$15.5M,has been credited in your favor
in bid to compensate you on your contract payment since you are the
Next on our Inherited fund as next of kin on our payment file for this
2021. Our card Section would be sending you an (ATM CARD) which you
could use to withdraw your money from any Automate Machine where there
is a POS LOGO, VISA OR INTERSWITCH across the globe.

Please understand that your maximum daily withdrawal cash (limit) is
Forty Thousand United States Dollars Only ($40,000.00), but, you could
shop or purchase any properties with your card to a daily limit of
Fifty Thousand United States Dollars Only ($50,000.00), but, we could
increase your daily withdrawal limit upon your request for us to do
so.

Note: Your first Personal Identification Number (P.I.N) is ATM-(4479),
but, procedures on how you could change your (P.I.N.) is included in
the banking package to be mailed to your designated address.Therefore,
you are to contact our Dispatching Officer in charge through the below
details.. THIS IS FROM ATM COMPENSATION DELIVERY DEPARTMENT UK. BRANCH

Mr. EDWARDS ROBERTS
Email: johnnnmcfarlane@gmail.com
THIS IS FROM ATM COMPENSATION DELIVERY DEPARTMENT UK. BRANCH

Finally, while contacting the Dispatching Officer in charge, you are
to provide him with your correspondences for immediate dispatch of
your (ATM Card) including your direct telephone numbers and address
where the card will be deliver to for easier access to communicate
with you. And also, if you have any means of identification you can
include it.

Congratulations In Advance.

Regards

Thanks

Mr. EDWARDS ROBERTS

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