419 scam: WEMA BANK PLC <mrgeorgesmith@yahoo.com> WE ARE STILL WORKING ON YOUR ATM CARD

joewein.de LLC
fighting spam and scams on the Internet

Try our spam filter!
Free trial for 30 days

Home

About Us

Spam

419/Nigeria

Fraud

Contact

"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.

Click here to report a problem with this page.

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:
- "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "consignment " (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)
- "executive governor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "info.wemabankplcc@yandex.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.
- +2347031231012 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2348115032399

Fraud email example:

From: WEMA BANK PLC <mrgeorgesmith@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: WEMA BANK PLC <info.wemabankplcc@yandex.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:33:23 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: WE ARE STILL WORKING ON YOUR ATM CARD

CONTACT NAME: MR.GEORGE HAMINGTON
BANK NAME:WEMA BANK PLC
TEL-PHONE NUMBER :+2348115032399
OFFICIAL E-mail:info.wemabankplcc@yandex.com
Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
ATTN PLEASE,
Â
Top of the day to you, Since we did not heard from you, we have return your consignment back to Nigeria right now we have made all the necessary arrangement to pay your funds $3.9million by sending you ATM CARD worth $3.9million to your house so that you can withdrawal your funds yourself through any ATM Machine in your country.
Â
Noted, that you will only be withdrawing $50,000 dailyÂ with your ATM Card, With all due respect Sir, We are working on your ATM Card of $3.9m, by next tomorrow your ATM card will be ready to deliver to you with special courier that will deliver it to you. We will update you, also noted that you only allow to withdrawal only $50,000 everyday from any ATM machine of your choice. You can call me any time for more details. +2347031231012. also reconfirm your house address to us where you will like us to deliver your ATM CARD, also give us your full name to avoid mistake during the time of deliver of your ATM card.
Â
YOURS SINCERELY.
MR.GEORGE HAMINGTON
MOBILE PHONE:+2348115032399
NEW ELECTED EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR,
WEMA BANK NIG PLC.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam