419 scam: Atmcard2010 <atmcardpaycentre101@rocketmail.com> Urgent Beneficiary

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "atmcardpaycentre101@rocketmail.com" (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.
- +2348077497736 (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.
- atmcardpaycentre101@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Atmcard2010 <atmcardpaycentre101@rocketmail.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:25:31 +0100
Subject: Urgent Beneficiary

OFFICE OF THE HEAD OF SENATE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA

Urgent Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your inheritance
file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because
you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your
inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the bank your entire attempt to secure the release of the
fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like these
have to stop if you wish to receive your payment this week since we have
decided to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged
your payment through our swift card payment center in Belgium Europe that
is the latest instruction from the ACTING PRESIDENT,Goodluck Jonathan
(GCFR) FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. AND EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime
Commission) NIGERIA. As well the INTERPOL and FBI.

This card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money in any ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum
you can withdraw is (1,500 USD) one thousand five hundred pounds per day,
so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by
contacting the card payment center: contact person

Dr Mustafa Nura:
My Direct Telephone Phone number: +234 8077497736
Email:atmcardpaycentre101@rocketmail.com
And also send the following information for the processing of your ATM
card funds:

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Present state and country
6. Annual income
7. Attach copy of your identification

The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out 2,000,000.00 USD
(United State Dollars) as part payment for this fiscal year 2010. 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. For oral discussion, call and email me back as soon as you
receive this important message for further direction and also update me on
any development from the above-mentioned office.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct,
which is (ATM-822) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the
card center by using it as your subject.

Note do not reply any E-mail regarding any LOTTERY, to be fore warned is
to be fore armed.

Regards,
Online coordinator.

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