419 scam: "G"<belloguruma1212@sify.com> PAYMENT BY HSBC ATM CARD

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "G" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bellogurum007@sify.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 06:13:40 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT BY HSBC ATM CARD

ATTENTION HONORABLE BENEFICIARY

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND THUS CONFIRMED YOUR CLAIM TO

BE AUTHENTIC AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THIS INHERITANCE FUND. THE DELAYS IN RECEIVED YOUR FUND WAS AS A RESULT OF YOUR INABILITY TO FULFILL THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR INHERITANCE PAYMENT OF US$10.5MILLION.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH SOME NONE OFFICIALS OF THIS BANK ALL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO

SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND TO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT HAS TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT HENCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO PAY YOUR FUND NOW. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER THIS IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA , DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN HSBC ATM VISA 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 DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECIEVE YOUR FUND

THIS WAY PLEASE INDICATES BY CONTACTING ME WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

3. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT HSBC ATM CARD TO BE DELIVERED

4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION

5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

THE HSBC ATM VISA CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $10,500,000.00 AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2010.

ALSO FOR YOUR SECURITY YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN PAYING YOUR FUND TO YOU. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (HSBC ATM-0123) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN REPLYING THIS MESSAGE USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

MR BELLO GURUMA

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA

ATM CARD PAYMENT DIRECTOR

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