419 scam: "ATM CARD CENTER- MR PAUL WRIGHT"<info@atm.org> YOUR ATM PAYMENT (URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED).

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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:
- "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM CARD CENTER- MR PAUL WRIGHT" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm-cardcenter01@officeliveusers.com>
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 10:33:05 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM PAYMENT (URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED).

Attn: ,
This is in receipt of your email and the instruction from the Federal Ministry of Finance, in respect with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution. I am directed to inform you that your payment
verification and confirmations is correct. Arrangements has been concluded to release your payment as soon as possible in our bid for transparency in line with the program of the present administration of Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, President and Commander -Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in his crusade against Corruption in Nigeria.

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATM CARD Number: 5428050011004432 has been approved and upgraded in your favor today. Your Personal Identification Number is 8034. The ATM CARD Value is US$3.5 Million USD Only. You are allowed a maximum daily limit of $5,000.00 USD. You can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you as it is fully inter switch.

As it was stated in the F.B.I Directors (Mr. Robert Mueller) letter to you, there is a mandatory fee of $110.00 Dollars only that you are required to pay immediately and as soon as the payment is confirmed, we shall immediately dispatch your package and forward the UPS Package Tracking Numbers to you by email so that you can be able to track your package online and know when to be at home to receive it and be rest assured that your package containing your ATM CARD will be delivered to your door step within
24hours of your payment confirmation. Please be informed that the ATM CARD and the pin would be enclosed in the envelope and you can make withdrawals from the moment you receive the package.

You will have to make the payment of $110 available to this office, Be rest assured that your $110 Dollars is the only payment you will have to make for the delivery of the ATM card and nothing more. I look forward to hearing from you.

Best Regards,

Mr Paul Wright
ATM CENTER

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