419 scam: "JAMES MIKE"<renato@encapa.com.br> ATM $5 MILLIONS DOLLARS FOR YOU

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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:
- "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.
- +2348030977875 (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.
- atmayment86@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES MIKE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jamesmike60@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 06:15:19 -0800
Subject: ATM $5 MILLIONS DOLLARS FOR YOU

Departamento Internacional REMESSA DE ESCRIT?RIO
Pra?a Tinubu, MARINA DE LAGOS. Nossa refer?ncia:
CBN / IRD / CGX / NPC / 021/06

Acabamos de traduzir isso para voc? entender, pode ser que voc? n?o se falam Ingl?s

Durante o terceiro trimestre calend?rio de pagamento dos registros cont?beis do Banco Central da Nig?ria (CBN) foi descoberto a partir dos registros de circula??o empreiteiros estrangeiros para o pagamento com o Governo Federal da Nig?ria que seu nome seguinte na lista de quem vai receber o seu fundo.

Eu gostaria de informar que o seu pagamento ser processado e liberado para voc? assim que voc? responder a este letter.Note que a partir do registro em nosso arquivo, seu pagamento contrato em aberto de US $ 5 milh?es USD (cinco milh?es de d?lares).

Por favor, re-confirmar-me esta informa??o abaixo para ativar este escrit?rio continuar e completar a sua remessa de fundos, sem mais atrasos.

1) Seu nome completo.
2) Telefone, fax e mobile #
3) Nome da empresa, cargo e endere?o
4) Profiss?o, idade e estado civil

assim que as informa??es acima s?o recebidos, o pagamento ser? disponibilizado para voc? via (ATM MASTER CARD), que ser? entregue ? sua porta para a sua confirma??o.

voltar para n?s Assim que voc? receber essa carta para mais Discussion.we ir? enviar o seu c?digo PIN ATM (4) N?mero voc? pode usar para retirar assim que chegar ao seu home.please contactar-me atrav?s deste e-mail:

DR JO?O EMMA
EMAIL (atmayment86@hotmail.com)

Sauda??es,
EMMA +2348030977875
DIRETOR DE REMESSA INTERNACIONAL

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