419 scam: "Mr. Ekene Davidson"<test@gyqy.net> Re: Your Payment Via 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:

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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "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.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +2348026294575 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- barr.albertjones@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ekene Davidson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterandrew_efccagent@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 17:39:12 +0200
Subject: Re: Your Payment Via ATM CARD

Attention Unpaid Beneficiary,

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed at
the course of your transaction with some government and claimed government
officials.

And based on the outcome of the last meeting held with the Federal
Government of this country and the officials of the United Nation
Organization, UNO and International Monitoring Fund, (IMF), we have been
instructed to transfer your funds through ATM VISA CARD.

This is to inform you that (ATM Visa Card Number 4848422551596764) has
been accredited in your favor. The ATM Card Value is $10.000.00 (Ten
Million); You are advice to contact our affiliate ATM UNIT CENTER with the
information below.

The maximum you can withdraw in a day is $15000.00 (Five Thousand Dollars)
you are therefore advice to contact the ATM CARD UNIT CENTER.

Below is the contact detail for you to contact ATM UNIT CENTER for your
ATM VISA CARD.

Contact Person: Barrister Albert Jones
E-mail: barr.albertjones@yahoo.com
Phone: +234-802-6294-575

Here is the information they will need to send the ATM CARD to you.

Full name:
Delivery address:
Telephone number:
Country:
Occupation:
Sex:
Age:
Scanned ID.

Forward the needed information to the ATM UNIT CENTER so that they will
send you your ATM CARD.

Regards,
Mr. Ekene Davidson
Heads of Foreign Operation
Central Bank of Nigeria

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