419 scam: Sterling Bank Plc <tbc.affiliate.09@gmail.com> Receive your payment on ATM Debit Card now,

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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 states 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)
- ",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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- sterling.bankplcc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sterling Bank Plc <tbc.affiliate.09@gmail.com>
Reply-To: icpc_2009@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 05:55:51 +0100
Subject: Receive your payment on ATM Debit Card now,

Sterling Bank Plc
Sterling Towers
20, Marina
Lagos
29/06/2015

Attn:Please,
I was directed to inform you that your payment verification and
confirmations is "OK on your contract/inheritance/lotto payment
file",therefore, we are happy to inform you that arrangement has
perfectly concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our
bid to be transparent inline with programmed of the present
administration of Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President and Commander in
chief Of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the
Federal Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Central Bank of
Nigeria has appointed us the Sterling Bank Plc to process your ATM
Debit Card valued Four Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$4,500,000.00) However, it is our pleasure to inform you
that ATM Card Number; 5428050011004432 has been approved and upgraded
in your favor.

Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number is 6312. The ATM Card Value is
$4.5million USD Only being part payment of your fund, you are advised
that a maximum withdrawal value of US$10,000.00 is permitted daily,
the ATM card is an inter-switched which you can use to make withdrawal
in any ATM machine worldwide.

Therefore contact Isaac Kingsley E. director of ATM Debit Card
Processing Dept with this email ID: (sterling.bankplcc@gmail.com) and
reconfirm your details to him as stated below:

1: Full name and address
2: Telephone No
3: Valid ID Copy
4: Age
5: Occupation

Upon our receipt of the above mentioned requirement we shall arrange
the delivery of your ATM Card through a courier service,

Olanrewaju Olugbenga Adesanya
Executive Director

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