419 scam: Rev Chukwudi Ebi <enrestedi@gmail.com> Attention: Honorable beneficiary (ATM Visa Card Payment Notification)

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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:
- "swift card payment center" (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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 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.
- enrestedi@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Rev Chukwudi Ebi <enrestedi@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:56:43 +0400
Subject: Attention: Honorable beneficiary (ATM Visa Card Payment Notification)

Attention: Honorable beneficiary (ATM Visa Card Payment Notification)

Visa Card Payment Notification
Office of the director of operation
International credit settlement,
Central bank of Nigeria

Attention: Honorable beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract Inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment were because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your Contract inheritance payment.

We have decided 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 The President of Nigeria Dr. Goodluck Jonathan through the EFCC Nigeria., Interpol and FBI.

The Visa card payment center has been mandated to issue you $1,100,000.00 (One Million,One Hundred Thousand Dollars Only) as part payment for this fiscal year 2011.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 payment.

You are to fill out the below information for us to prepare your Visa Card and get it ready for you to receive through our courier company

1. Your name
2. Phone
3. Address
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification

Please contact this very office below for more instruction and directive on how to receive your Visa Card.

Rev Chukwudi Ebi
Director, Visa Payment Department
email: enrestedi@gmail.com

Email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further direction.
We hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (atm-y2k11) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the Visa Center by using it as your subject.

Regards
Mr. Sanusi Lamido
Governor CBN Nigeria

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