419 scam: "CHRISTOPHER"<ndu@pronetway.com> RELEASED OF YOUR PAYMENT

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348082310922 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHRISTOPHER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nduchristopher991@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2012 21:35:10 +0100
Subject: RELEASED OF YOUR PAYMENT

This is to congratulate you for scaling through the hurdles of screening
by the board of directors of this payment task force.
Your payment file was approved and the
instruction was given us to release
your payment and activate your ATM card for use.

The first batch of your card which contains 1,000.000.00 MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS has been activated and is the total fund loaded inside the
card. Your fund which is in total 10,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS
will come in batches of 1,000.000.00 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS and this is
the first batch.

Your payment would be sent to you via UPS or FedEx, Because we have
signed a contract with them which should expired by MARCH 30TH Below
are few list of tracking numbers you can track from UPS
website(www.ups.com) to confirm people like you who have received
their payment successfully.

OHNNY ALMANTE ==============1Z2X59394198080570
GARY METZGER ==============1Z2X593941959527595
GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947

Meanhwile you advice to go ahead send us your full home address were
to delivere your ATM card below is the information needed.
Full Name*:
Address*:
Country*:
Sex*:
Age:
Telephone Number*:

Good news, We wish to inform you that everything concerning your ATM CARD
payment despatch is ready in this office and we have a meeting with
the house (Federal government of Nigeria) we also informed them

that your fund should not cost you any thing because the money belong to you
(Your Card). Moreover, we have an agreement with them that you should
pay only delivering of your card which is 80 U.S. DOLLARS by FedEx or
UPS Delivering Company.

However, you have only three working days to send this 80 U.S. DOLLARS
for the delivering of your card, if we do not hear from you with the
payment information; the Federal Government will cancel the card payment.

Below is the payment information which you will use to send the fee
through western union money transfer.

Recevers;Name: Obi Mac Mevis
Address: Lagos-Nigeria
Question: what
Answer: 80 dollars

I wait the payment information to enable us proceed for the delivering
of your card.
Dr.Ndu christopher

Director ATM Swift Card/Foreign Operation Dept,
Central Bank of Nigeria CBN.

Contact No:+234-8082310922
CC: Federal Bureau of Investigation
CC: National Central Bureau of Interpol

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