419 scam: "ATM PAYMENT CENTER"<admin@w66nx6221.homepage.t-online.de> **ATM CARD DEDLIVERY NOTIFICATION**

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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:
- "pslaw00@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348022752878 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM PAYMENT CENTER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <swiftcardpayment@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:51:05 -0700
Subject: **ATM CARD DEDLIVERY NOTIFICATION**

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTIONPANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Attention:

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have
not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not
fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract
inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with some non-
officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop
if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in
finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have
arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,
America and Asia Pacific, which is th e instruction given by our
president, ALHAJI UMARU YAR'ADUA (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the
maximum is ($20,000.00) Twenty Thousand Us Dollars per day.

So, if you like to receive your fund this way, please do let us know by
forwarding the below details to the CARD PAYMENT CENTRE on this Email:

pslaw00@live.com
Contact officer: Dr Richard Uzoma
Direct tel: 234-80227-528-78

(1). Your Full Name
(2). Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD.
(3). Phone And Fax Number
(4). Your Total Fund to be received
(5).Your Corrent Occupation

Instead of loosing your fund, please indicate to the Card Centre the
total sum you are expecting and for your information you have to stop
any further communication with anybody or office. On this regards, do
not hesitate to contact me for more details and direction, and also
please do update me with any new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best Regards

MR. ALHAJI UMARU YAR'ADUA
( PRESIDENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA)

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of
conduct, which is (504) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting this CARD CENTRE

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