419 scam: "Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia"<westmoun1@bellnet.ca> ATM International Credit Settlement

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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)
- "chief auditor" (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 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.
- plco0000@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <cncbnkntrntnl99@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:24:53 +0100
Subject: ATM International Credit Settlement

ATM International Credit Settlement

Office Of The Director Of Operation

Office Of The Presidency

Concentration Moral Receiver,

This is to officially notify you that we have demonstrated your contract inheritance
file and found out that why you have not acknowledged your payment is because you have
not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract/inheritance payment.

Secondly, we have been knowledgeable that you are still dealing with the none
officials in the bank, all your attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. we
wish to counsel you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to
receive your payment since we have determined to bring a solution to your problem. right
now we have arranged your
payment through our swift card payment center Asia pacific,
that is the latest instruction from Mr. President,Jonathan Goodluck, President Federal
Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry Of Finance.

This card center will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in
any ATM machine in any part of the world,but the maximum is one thousand five hundred
dollars per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by
contacting the card payment center and also send the following information to him in
order to proceed immediately:

1. Full name

2. Phone and fax number

3. address were you want them to send the ATM card to(p.o box not acceptable)

4. Your age and current occupation

5. A copy of your identification

Nevertheless, kindly find below the contact person: Mr Frank Dison, director of ATM
payment
department email: plco0000@yahoo.co.uk

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue out ($8,500,000.00) as part
payment for this fiscal year 2010. also for your information, you have to stop any
further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in
receiving your ATM payment. for oral discussion, i can be reached on or email me back as
soon as you receive this important message for further direction and also update me on
any development from the above mentioned office.note that because of impostors, we
hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-120) so you have to indicate this
code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Best Regards,

Dr Fiama Diggra Mshelia

Chief Auditor To The President

Federal Republic Of Nigeria

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