419 scam: "MR. ANTHONY UKPO"<anthonyukpo5445@mail.com> Your ATM Payment Is Ready

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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)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "rev.stevenjones@qq.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.
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.
- +2348096619810 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ANTHONY UKPO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <anthonyukpo@qq.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:52:49 +0200
Subject: Your ATM Payment Is Ready - Confirm Receipt

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you about your email success in our computer balloting held on 11th March 2013. It was an internet draw by the combination of the International Monetary funds (IMF) and the Microsoft words. However, your email address was approved as one of the winners hence you are being contacted. This is a Millennium Scientific and a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it.

As a matter of fact, account normalization of your banking details would be delayed by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Financial Services Authority (WFSA). This has made it necessary for your payment to be programmed into an ATM CARD with which you can go to ATM MACHINE in your country /any part of the World to make withdrawal of your star prize amount and the total fund/amount in question is Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$5.2M) but the maximum amount to withdraw is Twenty Thousand United States Dollars ($20,000.00) per day. In receipt of this mail, you are required to contact the ATM CARD payment department and also send your following information as listed below so as to commence with the processing of your ATM CARD in your name and favor

1. Full name and full country name
2. Telephone and fax number
3. Address where you want the ATM card to be sent
4. Age and occupation.

You are advised to contact the director of ATM CARD payment officer for more directives,

Rev. Steven Jones, Director, ATM payment department
Email: rev.stevenjones@qq.com
Telephone number: +234-809-661-9810

The ATM card payment centre was mandated to issue out US$5,200,000.00 (Five Million Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) and we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR. ANTHONY UKPO
ASSISTANT DEPUTY GOVERNOR [SKYE BANK PLC]

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