419 scam: BARRISTER JOHN SADIKU <peanutj59@rogers.com> Your ATM

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- barristerjohnsadiku@megamail.pt (Megamail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: BARRISTER JOHN SADIKU <peanutj59@rogers.com>
Reply-To: barristerjohnsadiku@megamail.pt
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 14:06:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Your ATM

ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU)
FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER JOHN SDIKU
INTERNATIONAL MONITORING FUND UNIT
ORGANISATION OF AFRICAN UNIT (OAU)
barristerjohnsadiku@megamail.pt

Your ATM

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail. Yes I was directed by (OAU)
and (UNO) to send you an ATM CARD what of US$290,000.00 being your
compensation.

After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we arranged your payment
through SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER in Europe , America , Africa and Asia
Pacific so that you can withdraw in any were in even in your country,as the
instruction was given by the (OAU). I will send you, your own ATM CARD,
which you will use to withdraw your money from any ATM MACHINE in your
Country, but the maximum you can withdraw is ($5,000.00), Five Thousand Us
Dollars per day.

And the Amount that is in the ATM CARD is US$290,000.0 Thousand United
States dollars.

Be informing that the ATM CARD will be send from WEST AFRICA but through
(OAU) account with United Bank for Africa . So the ATM CARD bear's United
Bank For Africa . This is a very good ATM CARD, so be rest assured that you
will use it to withdraw your money from any ATM CASH POINT but you can only
with draw $5000 par day.

You are required to reconfirm your full name, address where the ATM CARD
will be send for you to receive it with out any stress.

As soon as the reconfirmation of your address and other information is
received, I will send you the ATM CARD through any courier Company of your
Choice and the tracking number will be send to you to enable you track it
down before it arrival in your country.

Fill this form and return it back to me to enable me dispatch your ATM CARD
at once.

(1) Your Name in Full: .........................................

(2) Your Delivery Address: ...............................................

(3) Your Occupation: ........................................

(4) Your Contact Telephone Number: ...........................

(5) Age: .........................

Yours in service

Barrister John Sadiku

International monitoring fund

Unit via Organization of African

Unit (OAU)

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