419 scam: Dr Mrs JulietMadu <departmentatm12@gmail.com> PLEASE READ ACT AS INSTRUCTED ASAP.

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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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "executive governor" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348063028511 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Mrs JulietMadu <departmentatm12@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmdepartment402@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:16:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE READ ACT AS INSTRUCTED ASAP.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA

VERIFICATION OF
CLAIM
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE

Central Bank
of Nigeria
Head Office Complex,

Central Business District

Abuja FCT. - Nigeria.

From The Desk Of:
Dr. Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze

(Board Member).

Attention: Beneficiary
,

I am Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze , Board Member of Central Bank
Of Nigeria (C.B.N) I am Instructed 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.

We wish to advise you to stop any communication with any body
if you wish to receive your payment,, since we have decided to bring a solution
to give you your cash Right now we have arranged your payment through our SWIFT
CARD PAYMENT CENTRE from European Union, which is the latest
instruction from the new elected president Mr. President, Alhaji Umaru Musa
Yara'dua (GCFR) Federal Republic of Nigeria.

This 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 Twenty Thousand United States Dollars ($20,000.00) per
day. So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know and
send the following information as listed below :

1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to

4. Your age and current occupation.

We will forward your information to the director of ATM CARD
payment officer Chief Dr. Joshua Omuya and the executive GOVERNOR Dr. Lamido
Sanusi (Board Member) upon our receipt of the above information. Or you can
call him. This is his direct phone number: +234-8063028511.

Note that the ATM card payment center was mandated to issue
out $8000.000,00 Eight Million US Dollars as your payment for this fiscal year
2009 to you so bear with us.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message
immediately.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Mrs. Juliet A. Madubueze

(CBN Board Board
Member)

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