419 scam: "MR.TONY KUMBA"<tnkumba@gmail.com> ATM CARD PAYMENT (GTB)

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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:
- "courier company" (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.
- +2348120818835

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.TONY KUMBA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wiretlxdpt8@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 01:29:10 -0700
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT (GTB)

HEAD OFFICE NO: 23 ADEBOYE STREET, APAPA LAGOS.
TELEPHONE: +234-8120818835
DATE:31st OCT.2013

RE: ATM CARD PAYMENT

I am the Director of ATM Head of Operation Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria Plc, I resumed to this office on the 5th of May 2013 and during my official research I discovered an abandoned ATM Master card valued sum of $10.5Million with card number 5321452123409380 belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this card have not been released to you but I was told that the former ATM head of operation who left this office two months ago withheld your card for his own personal use without knowing that I will not approve or support him to take your card.

You were given two alternative options to receive your ATM CARD/FUND, firstly, you can come down here to our Bank to pick up your ATM MASTER CARD along with your back up fund documents or the card will be shipped out to you through any registered courier company in which you will take care of the courier shipment charges.

Right now as i am talking to you my office under pressure by different people coming to claim and ask after your fund, and which i know very well that they are not the beneficiary of this fund but you, they are asking me to release your fund to them but i couldn't because the Bank management do not recognize any of them as the Beneficiary of the fund, please i want to know if you are the one who directed one Mr. MR.James Mcgill to contact my office and ask me to release your fund to him, he has been sending me emails and calls since this fund was approved for release .

At the receipt of your reply i will send you all the emails he has been sending me all these while to claim your fund.

We look forward to hear from you.
GTBank Management
TEL:+234 8120818835
Direct Hot line: +234-8120818835

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