419 scam: "IC BANK"<info@icmail.com> We await your urgent response.

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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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "IC BANK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ic.bank@ymail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:05:41 -0500
Subject: We await your urgent response.

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file and discovered reasons why you are not receive your payment($6.5M).It is because of irregularities and complications discovered on your payment file by our technical experts in respect to your contract / inheritance payment , which have just been duly rectified. Since we have decided to bring a resolution to your problem, right now the govt have arranged your payment through our atm swift card payment, this is the latest instruction from the president Good Luck Ebere Jonathan (GCFR) federal republic of Nigeria. Below is the arrangement.
The swift card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money from any atm machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Ten thousand dollars per hour, so if you like to receive your fund this way please do let us know immediately by replying to this mail.
Meanwhile a woman(Mrs.Janet White)came to our office few days ago with a letter claiming to be your true representative.Please,do reconfirm thisthis office as a matter of urgency if this woman is from you so that we would not be held responsible for paying into a wrong account name.We would need your informations to complete the processing your of funds ATM CARD..

1) Your Full Name
2) Your Current Postal Address
3) Your Phone/ Fax Number
4) Total Amount Expecting
5) Photocopy Of Your Passport.

Instead of losing your fund. Please indicate to the card center the total sum you are expecting and for your information you have to stop any further communication with any institution or office until you receive the ATM CARD.

You are also free to choose any other option of getting your fund accross to you duely.

Note: because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of conduct tag
number which is (307) so you must have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center.

We await your urgent response.
Mrs. Ibidun Jona ( Secretary)
For Governor Central Bank Of Nigeria.

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