419 scam: "Goodluck David"<officefile1233@att.net> Your ATM CARD is now registred with DHL

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- chukwuemeka20@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Goodluck David" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <chukwuemeka20@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:40:29 +0800
Subject: Your ATM CARD is now registred with DHL

Attention to the owner of this E-mail,

This is to officially inform you that the Bank have conclude with your ATM CARD and has been activated and you can start instantly withdraw the sum of $2,000.00USD (TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS ONLY) per day there in your country.Now the UNITED GLOBAL BANK OF AFRICA have sent Mrs. Dena Ketterer the secretary of the ATM CARD claim department to register your ATM CARD with DHL COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY to Ship your ATM CARD to your doorstep.

Note that your ATM CARD has the sum of USD$7,800.000.00. And for security reason we did not inform DHL the content in the parcel because it include your ATM CARD PIN which we can not include in ths E-mail for same security reason.So please do not waste any time to send only the the shiping fee of ($105.00US)as the bank only paid for the insurance fee to secure the parcel.

contact DHL COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY for the shipment of your parcel to your doorstep.
You can contact them through this information.
DHL Delivery Company International
Contact: Mr Chuks Emeka
Email: chukwuemeka20@hotmail.com

They will be expecting you to receive your information as you have to stop any further
communication with anybody or office.Thanks for your co-operation. Note: Because of impostors,we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (Code=2457) so you have to indicate this code when ever you are contacting them and with the shipping fee 0f $105USD Only.

WARNING: do not let them know the content in the parcel for the safty of your ATM CARD PIN.

Thank you,
GOODLUCK DAVID ,
UNITED GLOBAL BANK OF AFRICA.

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