419 scam: "Mr.John Tobi"<info.atm@mail.com> Attention: Be warned!!!

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "transfer of your funds" (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)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "john_tobi@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +2348165203823

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Tobi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <john_tobi@yahoo.cn>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:16:06 -0500
Subject: Attention: Be warned!!!

Attention: Be warned!!!

This Email is to urgently notify you that we are using this medium to clarify from you if you indeed approved a woman by the Name " Mrs. Stephanie Fallert" to claim your Funds on your behalf because she contacted us this afternoon and inform us that you authorized her to claim your funds on your Behalf due to the fact that you are Critically sick and presently in the Hospital in Comma due to the reason that you were engaged in a Critical Accident.

Mrs. Stephanie actually tendered to us some vital Documents which's serve as proof to us that you authorized her to collect your Funds for you and sent it to her own personal Bank Account in Norway.

She was also insisting to pay the required transfer fee after showing us these Documents below.

Below is the List of documents which she tendered to us.

1. Letter of Administration
2. High Court Injunction
3. Order to release Funds

Considering, my years of experience been the Director the ATM CARD department, i cannot afford to make a mistake in releasing your Funds to anyone without confirming from you if truly you authorized her, this is the more reason why i had to contact you myself because we never heard from you, to verify first before i proceed with this gesture.

I will need an immediate answer to this question within 48 hours!

1. DID YOU AUTHORIZE MRS. STEPHANIE FALLERT TO CLAIM YOUR FUNDS ON YOUR BEHALF?

2. DID YOU GIVE HER THOSE DOCUMENTS TO MANDATE US TO COMMENCE THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS TO HER PERSONAL ACCOUNT AND NOT YOURS?

You are to get back to me with immediate effect with answers to all these question because i have informed Mrs. Stephanie Fallert to come back in 3 days so i can get the real fact from you before proceeding in transferring your funds to her own personal Account.

Get back to me as soon as possible.

Regards,
>From John Tobi
john_tobi@yahoo.cn

Director- General, ATM Card Payment.
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Central District Area, Lagos
Tel: +234 8165203823

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