419 scam: "DR ERNEST OBI"<atm.remm.department@gmail.com> YOUR PAYMENT VIA MASTER 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm payment department" (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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- atm.remm.department@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR ERNEST OBI"<atm.remm.department@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 23:35:33 -0400
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT VIA MASTER CARD

Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Square, Victoria Island,
Lagos - Nigeria
Office of the Deputy Governor
from the Desk of:
DR. ERNEST C. EBI

Attention: Beneficiary,

YOUR PAYMENT VIA MASTER CARD.

I write to inform you that I received a mandate from the Senate to pay a compensation of $2,300,000.00 all scam victims. This resolution was reached between our able President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the Senate. This is to make sure we regained our lost glory.

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), working in relationship with Skye Bank concluded to issue you a MASTER CARD with which you can access your compensation amount
amount$2,300,000.00 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 Two Thousand United States Dollars
($2,000.00) per day. So if you like to receive your fund in this way,please let us know by contacting the ATM payment department and also send the following information as listed below:

1. Full name and full country name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address where you want them to send the ATM card to (P.O box is not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation.
You are advice to contact the director of ATM CARD payment officer for
more directives,

Rev. Fr. Steven Morgan , Director, ATM payment department Email:(atm.remm.department@gmail.com)

The ATM card payment center was mandated to issue out $2,300,000.00 to the scammed victims. 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 payment.

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-811) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

We anticipate your total compliance to this message immediately.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR. ERNEST C. EBI
ASSISTANT DEPUTY GOVERNOR (CBN)Central Bank of Nigeria
Tinubu Square, Victoria Island,

atm.remm.department@gmail.com

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