419 scam: "CARTEL"<t.c202@sify.com> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY FROM FBI

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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:
- "contact the atm card center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +2348037847223 (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.
- peter_edmond@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CARTEL" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peter_edmond@sify.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:47:00 -0000
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY FROM FBI

Attn: Beneficiary

This is to Officially Inform you that it has come to our notice and we have thoroughly Investigated by the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having a Legal transaction with one personnel of the republic of NIGERIA. During our Investigation, it came to our notice that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you did not fulfill your complete Financial Obligation giving to you in respect to your Contract.

So therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance in Republic Of NIGERIA on your behalf and they gave a solution to your problem by arranging a compensation payment in total sum of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand pounds in an internationl certified ATM CARD which you can use to withdraw money anywhere in the world, hence you now have the lawful right to claim your fund in the ATM CARD by contacting the ATM CARD CENTRE.

Proceed and contact the ATM CARD CENTER for their requirements to procure your Approval Slip which contains details of your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN) that you would use in activating and operating your ATM CARD in any ATM Machine close to you, please note that to procure your Approval Slip it would cost you ( 230 dollars )only, Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you are rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free so do contact the ATM CARD CENTER to let you know how to make payment for the procurement of your Approval Slip which is the only payment needed for the processing and delivery of your ATM CARD respectively to your designated address.

Please reconfirm the required information below for the effective delivery of your ATM CARD.
Full names.

Complete contact/delivery address.
contact phone/fax numbers.
occupation

Also below are the contact details of the ATM CARD official for you to proceed immediately to procure your Approval Slip containing your PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (PIN)

CONTACT DETAILS:

Name : Reverend peter Edmond
Email: peter_edmond@sify.com
Tell:+234-8037847223

We do await your quick response earnestly so we can proceed with our Investigation and make sure your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you accordingly without delays.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.
Hope to hear from you soonest.

Sincerely,
FBI Director.
Thomas Cartel
Representative
Republic Of Nigeria

Note: Disregard any email you get from impostors or offices claiming to be in possesion of your ATM CARD, you are advised only to be in contact with Reverend peter Edmond of the ATM CARD CENTRE who is the rightful person you are suppose to deal with regarding your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any email you get from impostors to this office so we could act on it for subsequent investigation

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