419 scam: "Web Office"<weboffice1@blumail.org> NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- weboffice50@yahoo.com.ph (Yahoo, Philippines, Philippines; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Web Office" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <web.office01@blumail.org>
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2012 06:56:33 -0800
Subject: NOTIFICATION

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF
OPERATION INTERNATIONAL CREDIT
SETTLEMENT,CENTRAL BANK OF THE
STATES OF WEST AFRICA

ATTENTION,BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT/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/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM OUR NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT DOCTOR YAYI BONI.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD VALUED TO THE AMOUNT OF US$3,700.000.00 AS FIRST PART QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR
2012.WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.FULL NAME
2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD TO YOU
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER,KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:DR OLIVER GINAC
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL (weboffice50@yahoo.com.ph)
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTERS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-721) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

PROF NNAMDI MBUTU

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