419 scam: "MR. GEOFF MURPHY"<temp@sunwoda.com> RE: CONTACT JAMES KYLE RIGHT NOW

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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)
- "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- ",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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "jameskyle@secretarias.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. GEOFF MURPHY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameskyle@secretarias.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:03:36 +0100
Subject: RE: CONTACT JAMES KYLE RIGHT NOW

Dear Beneficiary,

I hope this mail meets you in a vital health and a good state of mind.This may come to you as a surprise but it is for real.After an evaluation with computer permutation and manual records,we have found out that you are among the 50 people that have legally and creditably used ATM and credit card effectively.

Thus,being the CEO of SWIFT ATM CARD WITH VISA LOGO , a corporation that works with ATM service providers all over the world,We have decided to reward you in utmost good faith with a brand new ATM card with visa logo that contains $1,500,000(One million five hundred thousand dollars).With this ATM card you can withdraw a minimum of $5,000 (five thousand U.S Dollars) and a maximum of $10,000 (Ten thousand U.S Dollars) everyday.Also,this ATM card gives you an opportunity to win a huge sum of $10,000,000 (Ten million U.S Dollars) which will be given to just 10 people courtesy our ATM card raffle draw at the end of this month.

Immediately you get this mail,contact MR. JAMES KYLE Who is in charge of the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT with your:

FULL NAME:
CURRENT ADDRESS:
PRESENT COUNTRY:
TELEPHONE NUMBER:
OCCUPATION:
AGE/SEX:
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT/DRIVER'S LICENSE

Send the information above to him through these-mail:

CONTACT NAME: MR. JAMES KYLE
E-MAIL: jameskyle@secretarias.com

Immediately you send him the information above..He will let you know the next step to take.Urgent response is required to enable a speedy delivery of your super charged ATM card at your door step SOON. NOTE: Everything connected to these ATM CARD is 100% risk free, only interested ATM/CREDIT CARD user's are required to respond to these e-mail.

CONGRATULATION!!!!!!!

Mr. Geoff Murphy
CEO SWIFT ATM CARD WITH VISA LOGO?
INTERNET PROGRAMS?

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: ALL FOREIGN PAYMENT OFFICES
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [CBN]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

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