419 scam: "Barbara Jean Woodman"<qcdpi@dawee.co.id> Re: Your Atm Card: Call Maxwell for the delivery...

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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:
- ",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)
- "hh9090@mysinamail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +447024036105 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barbara Jean Woodman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hh9090@mysinamail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 04:21:39 +0530
Subject: Re: Your Atm Card: Call Maxwell for the delivery...

Greetings,

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your confirmable master card which you won from the Master Card international Bank promo, but I have not heard from you. I hope you were duly informed. All the 10 participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot system (MCBS) drawn from each continent, as part of an International Email Promotions Program, to promote the use of online payments, through Master/Visa cards all over the World, for the settlement of transactions, on goods and services. Presently, we are promoting and expanding base to Asia and Africa with funding from Ibtc Bank plc {ibtcbank.com}.

If you have not been formally informed then, I suppose you are being the last winner to be notified. Your winning prize Master card No is: 5148 6547 8940 6543, insured by Aiico Insurance plc {Aiicoinsurance.com}. After sending you this mail message, I will no longer be responsible for your payment (claimed or unclaimed) as I will no longer be available. I am heading for my maternity leave. All instructions of your package has been faxed back to our head office in london, to Mr. Maxwell Lucas, our international head for payments. Contact Mr. Maxwell Lucas, at either Tel: +44 702 403 6105 or Email: hh9090@mysinamail.com, so he can re-assign a new person in Nigeria here who will be sending your winning package to you.

NOTE: Conditions as stipulated by the Ibtc Bank Plc is that it must be claimed not later than 15days from any day from which the winner has been notified. Therefore, Mr. Maxwell Lucas reserves the right not to assign anyone to send the package to you if he finds you wanting in anyway.

You will find your other user information inside the package. The amount programmed into the card is US$2,000,000.00 and you are only allowed to make a withdrawal of US$100,000.00 per day to beat the expiry date. The US$2,000,000.00 is yours for keeps and no charges will ever be directed to your Bank account or to you like other cards. You won it and everything you buy with the card, the payment will be charged to Ibtc bank plc as the email sent to you entails. The expiring date for the card is twelve {12} months only. Your package claim code is: G10519JX2119 and it must be quoted.

Congratulations!!!
Barbara Jean Woodman,
Head co-ordinator,
Ibtc bank platinum cards,
Ibtc premiership.
Director: Mr. Ashley Steve Jr.
Master Card International Banks Promo
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