419 scam: " DR JOHN ADAMS"<johnadams08388@web.de> YOUR ATM MASTER CARDICATION!!!!NSFER Bless/2010S$2.500.0PŒë¸"

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "lagos" (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 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.
- federalrepublicofnigeriaa@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " DR JOHN ADAMS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drgodwinemefielezinet3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:20:27 -0000
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD

ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT DEPT.
PLOT 21, AHMADU BELLO WAY
P.O. BOX 72688 - VICTORIA ISLAND.
LAGOS - NIGERIA
EMAIL:federalrepublicofnigeriaa@yahoo.com.hk
DEAR SIR/MADAM,

WE ARE GLADLY TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU ARE ONE OF OUR FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES DUE TO YOUR HUMANITARIAN SERVICES AND ALSO TO THE ORPHANAGE HOME AND REFUGEES CHILDREN HERE IN AFRICA, YOUR ATM MASTER CARD OF GUARANTY ECO BANK PLC IS READY FOR DELIVERY THROUGH DHL DELIVERY SERVICE TO DELIVER TO YOU.

THIS ATM MASTER CARD HAS BEING DEBITED WITH THE TOTAL SUM OF $5.5, MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR. AND YOU CAN USE THIS CARD TO WITHDRAW MONEY FROM ANY ATM AUTOMATED MACHINE ANYWHERE ALL OVER THE WORLD. THIS ATM MASTER CARD WILL ALLOWS YOU TO MAKE WITHDRAWAL OF $10,000 DAILY, PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING DETAILS BELOW TO COMPLETE YOUR DELIVERY.

(1).SEND YOUR FULL NAME AND AGE/OCCUPATION.
(2).SEND YOUR CURRENT RESIDENT/OFFICE ADDRESSES.
(3).SEND SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT.
(4).SEND SCANNED COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT PHOTOGRAPH.
(5).SEND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER: MOBILE NUMBER:

I AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE TO THE MAIL TO ENABLE US COMMENCE THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY HOME.THIS IS A SCAN COPY OF YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

DR JOHN ADAMS,
OPERATIONS MANAGER,
ATM MASTER CARD DEBIT SECTION.
ECO BANK. PL C
ACCRA, NIGERIA
federalrepublicofnigeriaa@yahoo.com.hk

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