419 scam: christain charls <rev_martin777@yahoo.com> Attention Beneficiary

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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:

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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "dr. sanusi" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "chief auditor" (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 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.
- info_centralbank01@cooltoad.com (Cooltoad; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: christain charls <rev_martin777@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 20:23:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary

                 ATM Card Payment For Fund Beneficiaries
                     International Credit Settlement
                  Office Of The Director Of Operations
                        Central Bank Of Nigeria

Attention Beneficiary:

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract
/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your
payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract / inheritance payment.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment
center Asia pacific, that is the latest instruction by the President
Alhaji Umaru Yar'adua who was elected on the 29th January 2008 (GCFR)
Federal Republic of Nigeria .

This card center will send you an ATM Debit Card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but
the maximum is two thousand five hundred dollars per day, so if you
will like to receive your fund this way please let us know by
contacting the card payment center and also send the following
information.

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number,
3. Addresses were you want them to send the ATM Card
4. Your age and current occupation
5. A copy of your identity attached to e-mail

Contact Person
Dr. Sanusi Lamido
Integrated Payment Department
CBN     Governor
Email: ( info_centralbank01@cooltoad.com )

The ATM Card payment center has been mandated to issue out
$8,300,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2009. Which you are
advice to contact now that the new elected president has taken over
the government for the release of your fund.

Also for your information you have to stop any further communication
with any other person(s) or office(s). This is to avoid any hitches in
finalizing your payment.

Note: that because of imposters, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (811) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center.

(Sign Adams Nowan.)
Chief Auditor to the President
Federal Republic Of Nigeria
ATM Card Payment For Fund Beneficiaries,

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