419 scam: ATM CARD <info@atmonline.com> (no subject)

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "u.k " (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +447045700405 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- coordiscommi@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM CARD <info@atmonline.com>
Reply-To: pacnet221@googlemail.com
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:49:50 +0800
Subject:

UK DISBURSEMENT COMMITTEE,
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND,
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
5. WEST END AVENUE.
WORCHESTER,LONDON U.K

Tel+447045700405

ATTN: PERSONAL REFERENCE ID :: ATM 9895 (BENEFICIARY)

This is to officially inform you that ATM card number: 8764 3487 0612 8929 worth
Three Million Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollas ($3.8Million Dollas) been credited
in your favor in bid to compensate you on your contract payment since you are next
on our contract payment file for the fiscal Year 2010.

We apologize, for the delays of your payment and all the inconveniences and inflict
that we might have indulged you through. From the records of outstanding contractors
due for payment, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the
outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that we had been getting informations that you had been dealing with
non-officials of this committee in order to get your payment.

We therefore want you to receive these funds as you are qualified by your name and identity
but we need to verify your datas by cross referencing with our data base to be sure that you
are the rightful beneficiary of this contract / inheritance funds.

All the legal papers will be processed as soon as we hear from you with the below for
verification and claims;

Full Name................
Delivery Address.........
Country..................
Occupation...............
Phone Number.............
Fax Number...............
Age......................
sex......................

These should be forwarded to the desk of the verification officer (MR.EDWARD OWEH)
on Email: <coordiscommi@gmail.com> for proper verification and claims:

Also,You are to provide a means of identification which should be either a scan copy of your
Driver's License or an International Passport for identification on delivery of your ATM CARD.

Regards

REESE CARLTON.
COORDINATOR;UK DISBURSEMENT COMMITTEE.
LONDON UK.

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