419 scam: "RICHARD JOHN"<richard.john8636@rediffmail.com> IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

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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)
- ",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)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "richard86@mybestmail.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: "RICHARD JOHN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richard86@mybestmail.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 14:15:37 +0100
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

A.T.M PAYMENT UPDATE

Office of the Chief Auditor to the President,

International Credit Settlement

WORLD BANK COMPENSATION UNIT/UNITED NATION

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT

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.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in

The bank. Your entire attempt to secure the release of the fund to you prove

Abortive. We wish to advise 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 card payment

Center Asia pacific that is the latest instruction from the Mr. President, Dr. Good

Luck Ebele Jonathan (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Barrack Obama of

The United State of America and Queen of England.

And Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon this card center will send

you an ATM VISA CARD, which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM VISA

CARD machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is five thousand, united

States Dollars per day. So if you like to receive your fund forward without delay

Your contact information listed below,

1. Your full name.

2. Full address (p.o box not acceptable)

3. Phone and fax #

4. Your age, sex and current occupation

5. Attach copy of your identification

Contact the paying Office through their information below,

Hon. Mr.Richard John & Tim J.W. Tookey

Director, Atm payment Department,

UNITED NATION

Email:richard86@mybestmail.com

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $6,500,000.000 (SIX

MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) as part payment for the new year 2012.

Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other

Person or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Good luck and kind regards,

Ban Ki-moon

The Eighth and Current

Secretary-General of the United Nations

Making the world a better place

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Secretary-General

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