419 scam: Mega Million International Lottory Award <online2048669@telkomsa.net> ATM Payment Office

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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:
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
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.
- +2348059334750 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- dr_jamesmic101@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Mega Million International Lottory Award <online2048669@telkomsa.net>
Reply-To: "f_controller@live.com" <f_controller@live.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:35:25 +0200 (SAST)
Subject: ATM Payment Office

ATM Payment Office,
Office of the President,
REF:TBT-01-008 AGOA
Implementation Instructions

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. We wish to advise you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.

Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift ATM CREDIT CARD as approved by the new president, Aihaji Umar Musa Yaradua federal republic of Nigeria.

This ATM credit card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is ten thousand, five hundred United States dollars per day. The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out $1,500,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2009, Also send the following information as listed below.

1. Full name
2. Full address (p.o box not acceptable)
3. phone and fax #
4. Your age
5. Gender
6. Occupation

kindly find below the contact person

Dr. James Michael
International payment department
Email:dr_jamesmic101@yahoo.com
Phone: +234-805-933-4750

To avoid any hitch in receiving your payment,you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s)
Until you receive your payment.

Note that because of impostors, you have to indicate this code (TBT-020382) when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Alhaji Mustafa Shagari
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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