419 scam: David <drlord1945@gmail.com> HELLO REPLY ATM CARD

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: David <drlord1945@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmapex_bank@rocketmail.com
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 06:08:38 -0500
Subject: HELLO REPLY ATM CARD

Good Day

We have received an instruction from the office of the presidency, the federal ministry of finance (FMF), and the senate committee on foreign payments (SCFP), to pay you your contract/inheritance fund from our bank ,

This is to notify you that your fund have been programmed in an ATM electronic card for immediate delivery to your door step upon reconfirming your physical mailing address as all arrangements had been finalized and to be released to you as the legitimate beneficiary of the fund, via global ATM MASTER CARD.

You are advice you to contact our affiliate ATM UNIT CENTER with the information below (ATM Master Card Number 4000101025717299) has been accredited in your favor. Your Personal Identification Number is 1307. The ATM Card Value is US$15,000,000.(Fifteen Million U.S Dollars}

The maximum you can withdraw in a day is $5,000.00 (Five Thousand United State Dollars) you are therefore advice to reply back to the ATM CARD DEPARTMENT. Bellow is the contact detail for you to contact ATM UNIT for your ATM CARD.

Here is the information we need to send the ATM CARD to your doorstep.

FULL NAME___________
DELIVERY YOUR ATM CARD ADDRESS__________
SEX________________
AGE____________
YOUR DRIECT TELEPHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY………………………
OCCUPATION………………
ID CARD COPY IS NEEDED__________

Yours truly,
David Chijioke
ATM OFFICE

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