419 scam: "DR SANUSI LAMIDO"<james@bluedreamz.co.in> Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit 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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "atmcardcenter131@hotmail.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" 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.
- +2348038568647 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- atmcardcenter131@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR SANUSI LAMIDO" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcardcenter131@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:03:34 +0100
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

FROM THE DESK OF DR SANUSI LAMIDO
GOVERNOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-8038568647

Notification of Payment by ATM Master Credit Card

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay you, your

over due contract/inheritance fund which you could not complete the process of the

released of your transfer pin code through the Digitalized Payment System. We have

decided to pay your funds without any requested fee but through (ATM Master Express

Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris

Club, due to fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our

contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund.

The ATM Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD

WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.

1)YOUR FULL NAME
2)YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3)YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4)YOUR PROFESSION

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master Express

Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to

despatch the card directly to your nominated home addresss so you absolutely have

nothing to worry about all we need is your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods

Grace we will have a successfull Transaction.

Contact the ATM CARD department

SANUSI LAMIDO
Email To Contact (atmcardcenter131@hotmail.com )
TEL: +234-8038568647

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

DR SANUSI LAMIDO
GOVERNOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Telephone: +234-803568647

CC: ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS
CC:CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA

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