419 scam: "William Colgate"<msscarpati@gmail.com> ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

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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:

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:
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million pounds" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- infofa2011@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "William Colgate" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infofa2011@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:14:19 -0800
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES

ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUND BENEFICIARIES
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
UBA BANK PLC ABUJA.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY:
THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR LOTTERY WINNING /INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR WINNING / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE
NONE OFFICIALS OF THE LOTTERY ORGANIZATION, ALL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO
SECURE THE RELEASE OF YOUR WINNINGS. WE WISH TO ADVICE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT, SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR CASH CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION BY THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN THE G8, G4, IMF,EFCC,NNPC ETC.

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 HUNDRED THOUSAND 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:

FULL NAME:
AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
OCCUPATION:
COUNTRY/CITY:
TEL/FAX NUMBERS:
CURRENT RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHERE YOU NEED TO RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE:

CONTACT PERSON: MR HERBERT DELAMOTHE INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UBA BANK PLC.

EMAIL:infofa2011@yahoo.co.jp
UBA BANK PLAZA, 22 ROAD GARIKI ABUJA. NIGERIA THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT ?g 6 MILLION (SIX MILLION POUNDS) AS THE WINNING FOR THE WORLD 2008/2010 INHERITANCE/LOTTO DRAWS. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S). THIS IS TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN FINALIZING YOUR PAYMENT.

EMAIL BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION IN THIS REGARDS 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 (6990) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER AND THAT CODE IS FOR YOU TO KNOW YOUR
ACCOUNT BALANCE WITH THE BANK.

PLEASE WHEN YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE PLEASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
CONTACT MR HERBERT AND GIVE YOUR CLAIM CODE FOR HIM TO GIVE YOU DIRECTION ON WHAT NEXT.

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