419 scam: elijah okon <elijahokon10@msn.com> ATM PAYMENT

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: elijah okon <elijahokon10@msn.com>
Reply-To: <elijah_okon@yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:33:50 +0000
Subject: ATM PAYMENT

Attn: Beneficiary,

Following series of report we received against Federal Government of Nigeria, over non payment of contract/inheritance entitlement to their foreign beneficiaries, an investigation panel was set up by this committee (DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMISSION) to look into the report and also list out those affected. Note, that you are enlisted for this exercise.

Further more, the central bank of Nigeria via the FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT has been mandated to release immediately your contract/inheritance fund to you without further delay/interference. For your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other institution (s) here or overseas that claim to be established agents by the federal government of Nigeria to handle payment exercise through cash payment, thereby using such means to defraud people since such method of payment is prohibited by law.

It is agreed and sealed between this commission and the central bank that payment shall be made to beneficiaries through secure payment method (ATM CARD or INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT). Your obligation/condition to deliver neither the (ATM nor INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT) to your address is as follow;

1. You are to pay for administrative/despatch cost which is USD175.00
2. Neither ATM CARD nor INTERNATIONAL CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT must be received and also sign by you only (NO THIRD PARTY ALLOWED) expect by your approval/authorizati

It is also of paramount important you re-confirm below information's to the department handling the payment exercise, for their re-verification/record update.

Your full names
Your contract/inheritance amount
Receiving address
Contact telephone number

Contact the Central Bank of Nigeria through their head of operations Mr. Patrick Daniel, contact Email: info@debtreconciliationcommission-ng.org

Faithfully Yours,

Mrs. Elizabeth Okon
Information Officer
FOR :( DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMISSION)

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