419 scam: "Justice Madu" <ebtsantos2010@yahoo.co.jp> RE: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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 payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "00,000.00" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- drmadu2020@yahoo.co.jp (Yahoo, Japan; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Justice Madu" <ebtsantos2010@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: drmadu2020@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2012 02:06:19 -0700
Subject: RE: ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF GHANA

GOOD DAY SIR/MADAM,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your
contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received
your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to
you in respect of your contract inheritance payment.

We have decided to bring a solution to your problem right now we have
arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia
pacific,that is the latest instruction from Mr.president, Evans John Atta
mills President Republic Of Ghana.

This card center will send to you an ATM card which you will use to
withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is two thousand dollars three times per day, you will receive your
fund without delay, please you are to contact the card payment center and
also send to them the following informations:

1. Your full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Your full address
4. Your age and current occupation

Please contact this very office below for more instructions and directives
on how to receive your ATM card.

Mr. Justice Madu
Director, ATM payment department
Email:(drmadu2020@yahoo.co.jp )

The ATM card payment center has been mandated to issue us$18,700,000.00
dollars as payment for this fiscal year 2012,also for your information
you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or
office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.

Email me back as soon as you receive this important message for further
directions and also update me on any development from the above mentioned
office.note that because of impostors, we hereby issue you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-y2k9) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

regards

Mr Justice Madu

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