419 scam: "ATM Card International"<mrsrosasancho@gmail.com> YOUR ATM CARD WAS HELD BY THIS DEPARTMENT/////////

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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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM Card International" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerrydonald2@postafiok.hu>
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:32:26 -0500
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD WAS HELD BY THIS DEPARTMENT/////////

Greeting from united state of American Atm card payment center Washington dc.This department in collaboration with the united state of American custom and border protection has pass instruction to put hold of any Atm card coming into this country from African for verification purpose due to African fraud.

Your Atm card was held by this department for some time now, and after verification from Atm department Benin in African where the card originated from, we also crosscheck the Atm account and it is also confirm to be valid.

As beneficiary of this said Atm card you are advice to contact our lawyer Jerry Donald for the insurance of the Atm card.

Contacts our lawyer with you’re your full name you telephone number your home address and your occupation and Identity card.

Thanks

Mr. Jerry Donald (jerrydonald2@postafiok.hu )

Contact

USA Head Office

ATM Card International

Address: 141 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington DC, 20510, United States.

Telephone:+18888827919

FAX +18888827918

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam