419 scam: "mdipad3@libero.it" <mdipad3@libero.it> PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND ACT AS INSTRUCTED

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- +2347059704715 (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.
- mdipad@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mdipad3@libero.it" <mdipad3@libero.it>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 20:43:42 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND ACT AS INSTRUCTED

Central Bank of Nigeria
Head Office Complex,
Central Business District
Abuja FCT. - Nigeria.
From The Desk Of:
Dr. Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze
(Board Member).

Attention: Beneficiary,

I am Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze , Board Member of Central Bank Of Nigeria (C.B.
N), I am Instructed to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/Lotto /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 contract/Lotto/inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been informed that you are still dealing with none
officials
in the bank all in your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. We
wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this has to stop if you wish
to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD
PAYMENT
CENTRE from European Union, which is the latest instruction from the new
president Mr. President, Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic of
Nigeria.

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 is
Twenty Thousand United States Dollars ($20,000.00) per day. So if you like to
receive your fund in this way, please forward the following information to
the
ATM CARD payment officer Dr. Joshua Omuya. Send the following information to
this email address: mdipad@consultant.com

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation

Forward the above information to the director of ATM CARD payment officer
Chief Dr. Joshua Omuya (Board Member) upon our receipt of this email. send
your
reply to this email address mdipad@consultant.com Or you can call him for
further directives. This is his direct phone number: +2347059704715.

Note that the ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $2,300,000.00
as part payment for this fiscal year 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-
5050) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by
using it as your subject.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze
(CBN Board Member)

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