419 scam: Mr John Ego <atm23card@gmail.com> Your ATM CARD Compensation

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
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.
- ej65666@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr John Ego <atm23card@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ej65666@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2017 14:56:54 +0100
Subject: Your ATM CARD Compensation

Your ATM CARD Compensation

Hello Good Friend.

I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Paraguay.
Presently i am in Paraguay for investment projects with my own share
of the total sum.

Now contact my Secretary,his name is MR EMMANUEL JAMES, on his email
address here as (ej65666@gmail.com) ask him to send you the the ATM
CARD. worth ($1.2m)one million two hundred thousand United State
Dollars which i kept for your compensation for all the past efforts
and attempts you try to assist me in this matter. I appreciated your
efforts at that time very much only that it fail us some how. but the
compensation is not cash it is an ATM CARD so feel free and get in
touch with my secretary and instruct him where to send the ATM CARD.
to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share
the joy after all the sufferers at that time. in the moment, i am very
busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new
partner are having at hand, finally, remember that I had forwarded
instruction to the secretary on your behalf to receive the ATM CARD,
so feel free to get in touch with MR EMMANUEL JAMES, he will send the
atm card to you without any delay.....Do not forget to use some money
inside to give thanks giving to ALMIGHTY GOD IN ANY YOUR
RELIGION.....my secretary email address is (ej65666@gmail.com).

1.YOUR NAME IN-FULL:
2:YOUR RESIDENCE ADDRESS=
3:YOUR-DIRECT PHONE NUMBER=
4:YOUR ORIGIN=======
5:YOUR AGE=

Send an email to him with the above email and apply for your fund as i
have informed him about you already. ( ej65666@gmail.com )

Thanks.
Mr. John Ego

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