419 scam: "JOHN MOORE"<piercedav@aol.com> INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT

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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:
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "www.cenbank.org" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
- +2347059094898 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN MOORE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jmoore@skymail.mn>
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:46:41 -0700
Subject: INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT

INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
ATTENTION Fund Bneficiary,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERYFIED YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCEFILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE,YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVICE 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 QUANTUM CARD PAYMENT CENTER, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE PRESIDENT DR GOOD LUCK EBELE 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 ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY,SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY SENDING THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX & MOBILE NUMBER
3.ADDRESS
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.SCANNED COPY OF YOUR ID

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT 8,500,000.00 EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOPUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS, AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2011. ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT. CALL ME ON MY DIRECT NUMBER +234-705-909-48985 AND GET BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS 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 (812) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN RESPONDING TO THIS EMAIL.

SINCERELY,
JOHN MOORE
ATM DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.
+234-705-909-48985
www.cenbank.org .

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