419 scam: "Mr.Phillip Ego" <paulinfor9@gmail.com> NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TRANSFER.

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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:
- "atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr" (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 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.
- atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Phillip Ego" <paulinfor9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:38:44 +0100
Subject: NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TRANSFER.

NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR ATM MASTER CARD TRANSFER.

Attn: Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about your ATM MASTER CARD in our office deposited by the Americans embassy today.This
present arrangement is to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through(ATM CARD).This arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank,Bank of America and central bank of Ghana,due to impostors activities going on around the world, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct, Which Is (ATM-202).

We have been instructed to contact you to know how to sent to you your ATM MASTER CARD worth the sum of 1.2 US DOLLARS down to your country today.
All you need to do is to contact our office with your full personal information for us to fill some needed documents for the delivery of your ATM MASTER CARD and we will send a scan copy of the ATM CARD to you to verify before we send the original to avoid fraudulent issues concerning the service.

Kindly contact us on this email (atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr).
Contact Person: Dr. Robert Smith
Emails: (atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr)
Reconfirm the following information to us for Security reason.
1. Full Name:..............
2. Phone And Fax Number:............
3. Address Were You Want Us To Send The ATM Card To
(P.O Box Not Acceptable):...........
4. Your Age And Current Occupation:............
5. Attach Copy Of Your Identification:...........
6.Your Email Address......................
NOTE: We awaits your urgent response to this mail.

Best regards,
Mr.Phillip Ego,
Financial Secretary.
Foreign Operation Department.
(atmofficetransfer@yahoo.fr)

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