419 scam: Stephen Roberts <ta@omcox.gq> Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "ecowas " (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 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.
- +22995145160 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Stephen Roberts <ta@omcox.gq>
Reply-To: <ubabank88@mail.ru>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 06:35:43 +0100
Subject: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification

Greetings approved beneficiary,

Your name and your contact details was given to this office in respect
of your total inherited/compensation sum owed to you which you have
failed to claim because of either non-compliance of official processes
or because of your unbelief of the reality of your genuine payment.

We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem right now, we
have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers,
that is the latest instruction from economic community of West African
states ECOWAS we have arranged your payment Via our UBA Bank ATM Card
Payment Center, this is an instruction passed by the ECOWAS in respect
to all over delayed payment and debt re scheduling.

We will approved United Bank for Africa International ATM Cash Card on
your favor which you are to use in accessing your fund in any ATM
Stand location worldwide, our cash card will give you access for
amount of withdraw via internet or any cash ATM machine in the world
at maximum of $8,000 per day. It's easy to manage even with custom
options to suit your particular business needs worldwide Our cash card
is available to transfer or withdraw money through our ISP online
transfer withdraw banking system anywhere you are in the world and you
are also given the option to transfer funds from your ATM card to your
local bank account. So if you like to receive your fund in this way,
please let us know by contacting us back on the following information.

Full name:
Full mailing info:
Your cell phone line:
Country:
Nearest Airport:

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS parliament to issue out $8.5
million USD in your favor this fiscal year. Also for your information,
you have to stop any further communication with any other person or
offices to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is ATM 202 so you have to indicate this code when
contacting us by using it as your subject.All the necessary
arrangement of processing your fund of US $8.5 million into ATM CASH
CARD will be made as soon as we hear from you.

We are here to serve you better.

Regards,
Mr. Stephen Roberts,
Office Phone: +229 9514 5160

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