419 scam: "Mrs. Joy Lewis" <mrs.lulajones@yahoo.com> Re: Your ATM Final Payment Approval

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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:
- "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 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.
- +2348165078398
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.
- nigerian.visacarding.companies@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Joy Lewis" <mrs.lulajones@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "Mrs. Joy Lewis" <firstonlinecardingservice@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 16:49:51 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Your ATM Final Payment Approval

First Bank Direct Customer Center
Address:, 15 Adeola Odeku St, Victoria Island 100272,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Tel: (+234-816 5078 398)
Text: (+234-816 5078 398)
Service Attendant: Mrs. Joy Lewis.

Dear Cardholder,

Re: Delivery of Your ATM (VISA) Card

Be informed that after the investigations into some irregular payments
by the banks, the New Nigerian Government under the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari, in conjunction with the First Bank Plc , has formalized arrangements to commence the payment of your outstanding payment of $520,000 to you through this esteem bank. The First Bank Plc.

By this new payment arrangement, you are to enjoy less or no costs as
Your payment has already been approved to be loaded into a Visa Debit
(ATM) card which will be delivered to you at your preferred
Destination in your country, The ATM card will access your funds from
Any ATM Machines service in over 170 countries and can be used at POS globally.

So therefore if you in any way happened to be among those that was being cheated by the fake and dictated online Interenet Scammed victims report in respect of your over long outstanding payment, the New Nigerian government now uses this little opportunity to rewards you back on that same payment to show our heartfelt on your past experience at the wrong hands. Please go ahead and furnish us with the following information below for accurate delivery without mistakes:

1.) Name in full:.....................
2.) Valid Delivery Address:................
3.) Your Telephone Contact...............
4) Home/Address..................
5) Copy Of yourvPasport

The receipt of the above-listed requirements by our Debit Card Unit
Assures safe delivery of your loaded ATM card to your destination
Within 48hrs, the only fee you will have to pay for this card package delivery is the sum of $155 only which
Is for the shipment of your new loaded ATM card via the Federal Express FedEx / D.H.L worlds Courier shipping service.

Note: that as soon as the parcel is on transit, your tracking
Number will be forward to you to enable you to track your
Package whereever you are to know the movement status of your package delivery. Repeat again, try and reconfirm your delivery information as soon as You receive this mail to avoid any further delay and take note that Your pin code of the card is 7864, do not expose it to anybody. And try
To call us so that i will be rest assured that this message gets
To you safely.

Contact Email: nigerian.visacarding.companies@gmail.com.

Faithfully yours,

Joy Lewis (Mrs.),
Cards Payments First Bank Unit,
Phone; +234-816 5078 398
Text: +234-816 5078 398
By First Banking Management
nigerian.visacarding.companies@gmail.com.

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