419 scam: "James Oha"<jamesoha@bluewin.com> $12.5Million, ATM Master card Payment

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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:
- "courier service" (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.
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.
- +2348051538769 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Oha" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <2990608019@qq.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2014 18:32:04 -0500
Subject: $12.5Million, ATM Master card Payment

Mr James Oha,
ATM Head of Operation
Guaranty Trust Bank Nigeria PLC (GTB)

$12.5Million, ATM Master card Payment

Attention Beneficiary:

I am Mr James Oha, ATM Head of Operation Department Guaranty Trust
Bank Nigeria PLC, I resumed to this office on the 5th of last Month
and during my official research last week I discovered an abandoned
ATM Master card valued sum of $12.5Million with card number
532145212340 belonging to you as the rightfully intimate beneficiary.

I tried to know why this card have not been released to you but I was
told that the formal ATM head of operation who left this office two
months ago with-held your card for his own personal use without
knowing that I will not approve or support him to take your card.

Now that your ATM Master card is still available for you to pick it up
here in our bank, I want to know how you wish to receive your ATM card
along with your four digits pin code number.

You can come down here in our bank to pick up your card direct from my
office or alternatively it can be send to your address through any
registered reliable courier service company that you will take care of
the courier charge, I don't know the cost of shipping the card to you
but if you permit me I will go to the courier shipment company to find
out the cost, but in that case you will be required to forward to me
your shipment address to enable find out the shipment cost to your
location.

Your direct telephone number and address will be needed and more
details of your ATM card payment will be made known to you as soon as
I receive your swift positive response, to enable you know the amount
programmed for your ATM daily withdrawal. Do call me on:
+234-8051538769 as soon as you receive this message.

Thanks For your anticipated co-operation and understanding. We will
serve You better.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr James Oha,
GTBank Management

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