419 scam: "Adam Ziglier"<admin@batiktembayat.com> Your Pending Atm Card 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:

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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "demurrage fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "million us 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 company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +27838688915 (South Africa, 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.
- jerough.t.ss@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adam Ziglier" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamziglier52@outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 06:16:39 -0200
Subject: Your Pending Atm Card is Ready.

Dear Friend,

After waiting for you to come over and receive your compensation and no response was heard of you, I concluded and decided to locate a courier company to deliver your consignment. I registered and paid for the Delivery fee of your cashier check valued $2.500 000.00 Million US Dollars with JeRoug Security Company (J .C.C).

I would be going to visit a friend and will not be back until January, 2017. I will want you to contact JeRoug Security Company (J .C.C) now to know when they will be delivering your parcel containing your ATM Card. I have taken care of the delivery charges and the insurance fee, which cost me $1,570. Therefore, the only fee you will have to pay to them right now is the monthly demurrage/keeping fee which i did not pay for because i do not know when you will be contacting them for the delivery.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them, you will be charged only one month demurrage fee which will cost only US$150.00 So I urge you to contact them as soon as you receive this email. And send the $150 through Western Union Money Transfer to the delivery manager.

ZIQUBU DOLMA,
JeROUGH TRUST SECURITY COMPANY.
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA.
E-mail: jerough.t.ss@gmail.com
Tel: +27838688915

Try to contact him as quickly as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee. Please reconfirm your delivery address again to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund. Send the below information to the company, not po box.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Send the US$150.00 through western union money transfer with the following information.

Receiver Name: Ziqubu Dolma
Address: Johannesburg South Africa .
Text Question: Color
Answer: Blue
Amount: US$:150.00
Send MTCN # ...................

Note: You are to contact the MRS. ZIQUBU DOLMA via this email: -- (jerough.t.ss@gmail.com) also try to call Captain, Ziqubu Dolma immediately so as to expident action. do not forget to sendtohim this security code: UN0090, it will identify that you are the owner of the parcel containing the check. Do let me know as soon as you receive the parcel.

Regards,
Mr. Adam Ziglier.

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