419 scam: "ATM CARD" <info@atm.com.hk> Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

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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:
- "payout_atmoffice@yahoo.com.hk" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
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.
- +2348072536005 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- payout_atmoffice@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM CARD" <info@atm.com.hk>
Reply-To: payout_atmoffice@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:35:48 +0800
Subject: Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

The Office of: Senate President David Mark
Senate President Federal Republic of Nigeria
Committee On Foreign Payment
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

Attn: Beneficiary

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON APPROVED ENTITLEMENT FUND (US$500,000)

This is to notify you that your over due entitlement fund has been
gazetted to be released to you after the summit meeting held at the
Federal Government capital territory (Abuja) in which an indoor meeting
was held between my government,International Monetary Fund (IMF), World
Bank Auditors, representatives of the European Union, Asian and American
Congress respectively concerning the debts owed to foreigners. It was
agreed that all the beneficiaries under the category "A" will receive the
sum of five hundred Thousand Dollars (US$500,000) as approved and
endorsed by all the parties present in the summit. Be informed that your
name was stipulated under the category "A" awaiting the receipt of his
payment.

Therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to reconfirm the
following details:

YOUR FULL NAMES:...................
CORRESPONDING ADDRESS:.....
TELEPHONE / FAX NUMBERS:.....
MOBILE PHONE:.........................
OCCUPATION/POSITION:.............
AGE/MARITAL STATUS................
IDENTITY CARD...........................

____________________________________________________________
Send the above informations to Senator Henry William to this info below:
Email payout_atmoffice@yahoo.com.hk
Phone Number:+234 80-72 536 005

_____________________________________________________________

Note that if you have received this message by(electronic email sending
error) to your system, kindly help us by informing us to enable us sort
this out as my office has been instructed by the Presidency to take the
issues of the release of all payment owed to foreign beneficiaries upon
herself in order to sanitize the image of this country as the former
government have handed over the power to the new government on june 4th,
2009 and the former government did not want to leave without the
settlement of all debts as agreed / endorsed by the parties involved.

It will interest you to know that as soon as we receive the above details,
we will commence with all needed necessary legal procedures and issue all
payments details to you, in order to approve the release of your long over
due entitlement fund, as our government wants to rebuild confidence in
International Co-operation and International Financial system.

I want you to understand that this arrangement supersedes all the previous
arrangements given to you.Nevertheless, if we do not hear from you
within the next seven (7) working days from today, it shall attract
indefinite postponement of your payment and my government will not be
blamed for such action, any question should be directed to this office.
The federal government of Nigeria is sorry for any inconvenience the delay
in releasing your entitlement fund must have caused you as a result of
unprofessional services rendered by the banking and financial institutes
and that is our aim of objective.

Best Regards,

Senator Henry William
(FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA)
Tel:+234 80-72 536 005

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