419 scam: "Fund Payment Cooperations (FPC)"<277eotas@btconnect.com> ATTN:

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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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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.
- drjamesgary@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fund Payment Cooperations (FPC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drjamesgary@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:46:01 -0700
Subject: ATTN:

ATTN: Beneficiary,

With the supporting evidence before the Fund Payment Cooperation (FPC) in respect to your long awaited payment. We wish to inform you that we have thoroughly Investigated you payment matter which have been long overdue with the help of our Global Financial Intelligence Monitoring Network System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors claiming to be what they are not.

During our Investigation over your payment, we found out that the reason why you have not received your payment was because you have not fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your Payment and at the same time you have choose to deal with the wrong people over your payment, which is the mean reason why your payment have been delayed.

Therefore, we have contacted the Federal Ministry Of Finance on your behalf and they have brought a lasting solution to your problem by normalizing in your favor a part payment in total of $900.000.00 USD in an ATM DEBIT CARD for this first quarter of this fiscal year. You can use your ATM DEBIT CARD to withdraw money from any ATM MACHINE CENTER anywhere in the world with a maximum of $2000 to $3000 United States Dollars daily.

All I want you to do is to contact the approved and appointed Card Payment Head Office on their below stated email for their requirements to proceed, To get your Atm card.

CONTACT INFORMATION

ORGANIZATION: Federal Law Chambers Nigeria
NAME: Dr. James Gary
EMAIL: drjamesgary@sify.com

Do contact Dr. James Gary of the Card Payment Office (CPO) with your details:

FULL NAME: ....
HOME ADDRESS: ..
TELL: ...
CELL: ...

NOTE: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors claiming to be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact with Dr. James Gary of the Card Payment Office (CPO) who is the rightful person to person to help you Through the process so the bank can send your Atm Card to you.

Best Regards,
Fund Payment Co-operation

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