419 scam: "Dr. Sambo Namadi" <oofficefile10@yahoo.com> Attention Honorable 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:

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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- philip_ebere1@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Sambo Namadi" <oofficefile10@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: philip_ebere2@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 18:04:55 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Attention Honorable Beneficiary

>From Dr. Sambo Namadi
Vice President Of Nigeria
Federal Republic Of Nigeria

Attention Honorable Beneficiary

This is to officially notify you that we have verified your contract/Inheritances file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations that was given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank, all your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. We wish to advice you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific that is the latest instruction FROM MR. PRESIDENT,GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN (GCFR) PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world without any delay, but the maximum withdrawer is Ten thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card payment center and also send the following information to her in order to proceed immediately:

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send
The ATM card to (P.O box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. A copy of your identification

However, kindly find below the contact person:
Mr. Philip Ebere
Director, ATM payment department
Email: philip_ebere1@yahoo.com.hk

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out (US$10, 500,000.00) Ten million five hundred thousand dollars as part payment for this fiscal year 2011. Also for your Information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s)or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your at payment. For oral discussion, i can be reached on or email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction and also update me on any development from the above mentioned office.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of Conduct, which is (ATM-9304) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Best Regards,

Dr. Sambo Namadi
Vice President Of Nigeria
Federal Republic Of Nigeria

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