419 scam: Mr jude uba <efile_offic@yahoo.cn> HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND ,

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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)
- "atmcard541@yahoo.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcard541@yahoo.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22998266997 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- atmcard541@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr jude uba <efile_offic@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: atmcard541@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:54:52 +0800 (CST)
Subject: HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND ,

HELLO MY GOOD FRIEND
,

NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR
PAYMENT OF ( $7.5MILLION USD)THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC,
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR
MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIFTEEN
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE
YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING FINANCIAL BANK ATM
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED
BELOW.

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

HOWEVER,KINDLY
CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
BAR.JOHN DIKE DIRECTOR GENERAL, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL:   atmcard541@yahoo.com    THE ATM CARD
PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND 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-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS
CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.
Yours in service

Mr JUDE UBA +229
98 26 69 97
atmcard541@yahoo.com

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