419 scam: "Dr.John Owen" <socscy@yahoo.com.ph> Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment 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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.John Owen" <socscy@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dept.atmcard.cb.n.ng@w.cn
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:58:07 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification

From the desk of:
Dr John Owen. Secretary.
To the Governor.
Central bank of Nigeria

Attention,

Immediate ATM Cash Card Payment Notification

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment
file and found out that why you have not received your fund is because
you have not fulfilled 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 advise you that such an illegal act like
this have to stop if you wishes 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 card payment
center Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction from Economic
community of west African States(ECOWAS) and Nigerian Government.

This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to with
draw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you
like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by
contacting us back and also send the following information as listed
below.

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to(p.o
box not acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification
6. Nearest Airport..............

We have been Mandated by the ECOWAS Parliament to issue out
$5.4Million as Part payment for this fiscal year 2012.

Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication
with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in
receiving your payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct,which is (ATM-202) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Wait for your expedite response.

Yours in service,

Dr John Owen. Secretary.
To the Governor.
Central bank of Nigeria

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