419 scam: "AtmCard-Abuse" <pcfcvr_ng@hotmail.com> Re: Your Atm Card is over funded.../ We will not send it.

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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:
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +442076917078
- +447024038938 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "AtmCard-Abuse" <pcfcvr_ng@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pcfcvr_nig@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2010 07:43:05 -0400
Subject: Re: Your Atm Card is over funded.../ We will not send it.

Attn: _____

This is to inform you that your Atm Card has been placed on hold by
Financial Intelligence Union (FIU) due to the fact that the amount
involved is too high to be paid via Atm programmed card. However, the
Authorities had decided that your fund be paid to you via Telegraphic
Transfer (TT). For this reason, your Payment Release Order Approval (PROA)
has been forwarded to the SNS Bank Plc (www.sns.nl), U.K Branch, London,
for immediate payment of your total fund via bank to bank telegraphic
transfer.

You should expect further correspondence from:

Mr. Kurtz Hansen,
SNS Bank Plc,
Foreign Operations Unit,
24 Grosvenor Square, London,
W1A 1AE U.K.
Tel #: + 44-702-403-8938
+ 44-702-404-3831
Fax #: +44-207-691-7078
Email: snsuk.kurtz@ws.tc
www.sns.nl

You are also hereby directed to contact Mr. Kurtz Hansen with the above
information to expedite action on your payment.

Regards,
Mr. Bob Dewar,
Financial Intelligence Commission,
11 Waller Carrington Crescent
...

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