419 scam: "MR.JOHNSON AGHAMA"<admin@mta29.free-gift-alert.com> ATTN:YOUR ATM Card 8119 $3.5m. 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "demurrage " (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. )
- "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. )
- ",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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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 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.
- ups_courierdeliveringcompany@superposta.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.JOHNSON AGHAMA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnsonaghame@w.cn>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:30:19 -0700
Subject: ATTN:YOUR ATM Card 8119 $3.5m. Payment Notification.

Attn:YOUR ATM Card 8119 $3.5m. Payment Notification

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 $3.5millon valid fund into an ATM MASTER CARD 8119 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 $3,500,000.00 which I have registered for delivery yesterday has less than one month and two weeks to expire in the custody of the UPS Courier 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.Now I want you to contact UPS 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, but we did not pay their official keeping fees since they refused, they refused and the reason is that they do not know when you are going to contact them and the demurrage might have increased by then,They told me that their keeping fees is $55 per day only,and I deposited it yesterday 11th of July 2012:

Below is their Contact Information of the UPS Express Customer Service.

Director: Mr.Kelly Hall
Email Address online: ( ups_courierdeliveringcompany@superposta.com )
Telephone:+233-2654 10406

Contact them today and also send them their official security keeping charge to avoid increase of their fees and let me know once you receive your ATM card, Important Notice: your ATM CARD package was registered as a gift so that the diplomatic Agent will not know the content of your package okay.

Yours Sincerely,
MR.JOHNSON AGHAMA

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