419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Chapman."<mrs_r_chapman_8@hotmail.com> (NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT BY 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:

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:
- "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)
- "fund beneficiary" (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.
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.
- +2348094550078 (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.
- revjohnpaul02@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Chapman." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <revjohnpaul02@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 04:28:25 -0700
Subject: (NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PAYMENT BY ATM CARD)

NTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE,
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

We Say Good day To You,

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay your over due contract/inheritance fund through (ATM CARD) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities going on within the African Region.

The World Bank, Paris Club and United Nations introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any interference. GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE powers the ATM CARD.

Due to Laws that guides such payment in West Africa prior to the release of Foreign Contractors / Inheritance Entitlement; it has equally come to our knowledge that some Corrupt Officials all over United Nations Member Countries in West Africa are defrauding International Fund Beneficiary's via this means.

This is the Primary reason why the United Nations Security Council has enacted Decree 21 Section (406) Paragraph (2) of (1987) as a way of curbing the menace this has caused to Member Countries in recent times.

Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your over due fund of ($500,000.00usd) into ATM CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address, 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 successful Transaction in delivering of your ATM CARD to you.

In View of this, you are advised to contact the Director (CBN, IRD, ATM) John Paul for further information with the following contact as soon as you receive this message for further details.

Contact Person: John Paul
Telephone line: +2348094550078
Emails: revjohnpaul02@gmail.com

Reconfirm the following information to him for Security reason.

1) YOUR FULL NAMES
2) YOUR RECEIVING ADDRESS.
3) YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER
4) YOUR PROFESSION.
5) A COPY OF YOUR ID.

Best Regards,
Mrs. Rose Chapman.
General Manager-Transaction Banking.

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