419 scam: "Mr. William Morgan" <rainbowxfixation@bellsouth.net> (no subject)

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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:
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 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.
- +2348037415088 (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.
- mrwilliamm234@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. William Morgan" <rainbowxfixation@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: mrwilliamm234@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:08:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject:

YOUR PAYMENT VIA HSBC-VISA ATM DEBIT CARD.
Central Bank of Nigeria,(CBN).TINUBU SQUARE,
FROM THE OFFICE Mr. William Morgan.
Director Telex/Foreign Operation Dept.CBN.
E-mail: mrwilliamm234@gmail.com
Tele:Direct Line: +234 803 741 5088.

FUND TRANSFER VIA ATM CARD.

Account normalization of your banking details has been delayed by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Services Authority
(UK).This has made it necessary for your contract/ Inheritance payment to be programmed into Visa Atm Debit Card. The total fund in question
is $8,500,000.00. This is the first part of the Payment of which the
balance will subsequently be paid to you.

The Central Bank of Nigeria,(CBN),has concluded to issue you a VISA
CARD with which you can access your contract /inheritance
amount of $8,500,000.000. This ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of
the world, but the maximum is Twenty Thousand United States
Dollars($20,000.00) per day.

So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by
contacting us and also send the following information as listed below.

1.Full name
2.Phone and fax number
3.Your resident Address were you want us to send the ATM card to (p.o.box not acceptable).
4. Your age and current occupation
5.A scan copy of your ID.

The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $8,300,000.00 as
part payment for this fiscal year 2009/2010 to you so bear with
us.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 payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct,which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting us by using it as your subject.

Do get back to me via this e-mail: mrwilliamm234@gmail.com

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

Thanks,

Mr. William Morgan.
Director Telex/Foreign Operation Dept.CBN.

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