419 scam: "ATMCBN"<atm@cbn.org> Your Attention Is Needed Urgently 186.215.132.176 Alice Alice

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "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 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.
- 2348138643001
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.
- upson2011@hushmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATMCBN" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <upson2011@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 May 2012 15:45:40 +0100
Subject: Your Attention Is Needed Urgently 186.215.132.176 Alice Alice

Hello Dear,

Sequel to my first mail here is the break down of the whole thing. I want
you to act as if the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA is owing you money. As
the ATM DIRECTOR in Nigeria I have included your name among those the
Government of of Nigeria is owing so that the Government can pay you $1m as
it is paying other being owed through ATM CARD.This ATM CARD works in any
ATM MACHINE all over the world. You will have to follow my instructions.

After you might have received the ATM CARD,you will clear it in the ATM
machine in any part of the world,send me $500,000 and take $500,000 that is
50:50 ratio. But we must do everything legal by following the normal
procedures so that there will be no suspi cion that I contacted you to act
as one of those being owed by Nigerian government. This is a pure business
between two of us and nobody should know about it.Ok? I will send you my
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND MY ID CARD AS THE DIRECTOR OF ATM IN NIGERIA as
soon as you reply this mail.

I will also send you two forms from the CENTRAL BANK OF Nigeria which you
will fillout ,sign and scan it and return to the government of central bank
of Nigeria. Please ask me any question if you have and i will answer you.
Try your best to contact me as soon as possible for more INFO on my private
email and phone number: upson2011@hushmail.com

Thanks,
UPSON OLODI.
TEL:234-81-38643001

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