419 scam: " Mike" <anthony_sylvester40@yahoo.fr> Authorization to release ATM Card to Beneficiary.

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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:
- "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)
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.
- revma_thewo009@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: " Mike" <anthony_sylvester40@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: revma_thewo009@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:38:38 +0000
Subject: Authorization to release ATM Card to Beneficiary.

ttention to the Beneficiary,

With reference of the information received, in respect of your
outstanding fund which has been delayed as a result of the fees you
were asked to pay.

It is very important to inform you that we have arranged your total
Fund of ($2.8Million US Dollars) through our Swift Card Payment(Centre
Asia Pacific) please this Centre will send you an ATM CARD which you
will use to withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE in all parts of the
World.

You are required to know that the maximum withdrawal amount per a day
is five thousand dollars.

This letter is to acknowledge that you are hereby authorized to
contact Rev Dr,Godwin Bolaji ATM processing Admin, for further
directives on how this ATM Card should reach you, the PIN Code will be
send to you orally for security reasons.Contact Email:
(revma_thewo009@yahoo.fr)

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM09) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card centre by using it as your subject.

Sincerely,
Mr William Mike

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