419 scam: "Director of Operations."<marylouis010@hotmail.com> FOREX ATM VISA CARD UNITS

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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:
- "million united states dollars" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 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.
- +2348090670538 (Nigeria, 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.
- federalministryoffinance.paul@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Director of Operations." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cbn_remitance_dept02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 15:14:23 -1200
Subject: FOREX ATM VISA CARD UNITS

FOREX ATM VISA CARD UNITS
LAGOS NIGERIA.
Tel: +234-80-90670538
Email:federalministryoffinance.paul@googlemail.com

Attn:.

Sir/Madam

With due respect and honor, We are instructed by the FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE/UBA-BANK ATM VISA CARD UNITS HEADQUARTERS in Lagos Nigeria to contact you in respect of your fund of USD $10.5.Million United States Dollars which you are standing in as the bona-fide beneficiary of the outstanding fund as the whole fund was programmed and load into ATM VISA CARD to be send to your home address.

However, You are required not to send any money to us rather than the DHL DELIVERY COMPANY that will delivery your card because every other fee has been taken care of by this honorable office ,we only require your current home address, your telephone number and a copy of your passport or driver's license for the shipment of the card to your address so that it will enable you receive your card by our accredited FEDEX COURIER or DHL COURIER SERVICES to your home address as programmed.

More so, as soon as we receive the above require information, we shall speedy the process of the shipment of your ATM VISA card to you and you are hereby advise to keep this information confidentially due to what you might have passed through also the experience of some innocent citizen in the past to avoid ATM VISA CARD theft by some internet hackers.

We are looking forward in hearing from you or you can call on us on +234-80-90670538 for more explanation where necessary and any financial institution that ask you to make any payment in this regard consider it fraud and scam because this office will direct you where you can make payment of any kind since this fund is still under the custody of this office ,so you have to play wisely due to what is really going on in this planet earth also remember to refurnish us with all these personal information as required .

Full Name
Full Address
Marital Status
Occupation
Age
sex
Valid Identification Card / International Passport
Mobile /House phone Number

Thanks,
Rev Dr James Long
Director of Operations.

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