419 scam: Grace Philips <netwestbank.100@googlemail.com> Contact Federal express for your Atm card.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +2347061972123 (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.
- federalexpress200@rediffmail.com (Rediffmail, India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Grace Philips <netwestbank.100@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: federalexpress200@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2011 17:18:04 +0100
Subject: Contact Federal express for your Atm card.

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My Dear friend,

This is to bring to your notice that because of the impossibility of your
fund transfer
through the western union network, we have credited your total sum of
$1.2millon valid fund
into an ATM MASTER CARD and I have paid the re-activation fee and the
delivery of the ATM

Card To you,

I paid it because the ATM Card worth of $1.200,000.00 which I have
registered for delivery
yesterday has less than two Months to expire in the custody of the FedEx
Company and when

it expires, the money will go into Federal Government treasury account.

With that we decided to help you pay off the money so that the ATM Card
will not expire,
because I trust that when you receive your ATM Card definitely you must pay
me back my
money and even compensate me for helping you. I was calling the telephone
number you

provided then, but unavailable to confirm if you still living in your
formal address for
the registration of the ATM Card.

Now I want you to contact FedEx Express Delivery with your physical address
you desire the

delivery to be made so that they can deliver your ATM Card to your
designated address
without any delay. Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation,
delivery and the
company registration charges has been paid by me,and I deposited it on
11-20-2011.

Below is the Contact Information of the FedEx, Express Customer Service

Contact Person: Dr. George Robinson.
FedEx Express Email: (federalexpress200@rediffmail.com)
Tel: +234 70 619 72 123

Contact them today and let me know once you receive your ATM card. Do not
forget reconfirm

below information to them to ensure that they are dealing with the right
person:

1. Full Name:
2. Residential Address:
3. Age:
4. Occupation:
5. Direct Telephone Numbers:
6. Copy of Your Scanned Id:

Important Notice: Your ATM CARD package is wrapped with pin code paper
together with the

instructions from the issuing bank on how you will be using the card to
withdraw your fund

daily and I registered it as gift so that the diplomatic Agent will not
know the content of
your package okay.

Best Regards.
Mrs. Grace philips.

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