419 scam: "From Senator.Bukola Saraki"<info@usa.org> GOOD NEWS YOUR ATM CARD==CODE (222)

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- mrgodwinemfiele2017@onet.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From Senator.Bukola Saraki" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrgodwinemfiele2017@onet.pl>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 17:07:47 +0100
Subject: GOOD NEWS YOUR ATM CARD==CODE (222)

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
payment are because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to
you in respect of your inheritance payment.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with none
officials in the bank all your attempt to secure the release of the
fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this
have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided
to bring a solution to your problem. Right now we have arranged your
payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific that is the
latest instruction from Mr. President, Muhammadu Buhari (gcfr)
president federal republic of Nigeria and federal ministry of finance.

This card center will send you an atm card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part of the world, but
the maximum is three thousand dollars per day, so if you wish to
receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the card
payment center and also send the following information to enable him
proceed immediately:

1. Full name:
2. Phone and fax number:
3. Address were you want them to send
The atm card to (p.o box not acceptable):
4. Your age and current occupation:
However, kindly find below the contact person:

Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele
Governor Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel: +2349054 821 047
Email: mrgodwinemfiele2017@onet.pl

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out
$10,500,000.00 USD as part payment for this fiscal year 2017. Also for
your information, you have to stop any further communication with any
other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your
ATM payment.

Make sure you contact Mr. Godwin I. Emefiele, at this number +2349054
821 047 as soon as you receive this important message for further
direction and also update me on any development from the above
mentioned office.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct,which is (atm-222) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Best regards,
Senator.Bukola Saraki
Senate President.
Address: No. 3Maputo Street, Wuse
Zone 3,Abuja.

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