419 scam: "Mr. Ben Headley"<postmaster@localhost.com> YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT IS READY......

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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:
- "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)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (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 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.
- +2348102787470
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.
- n_brifaa@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ben Headley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <n_brifaa@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:56:18 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT IS READY......

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA.

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

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with none Officials in the Bank for your entire attempt to secure the release of the fund to you. We wish to advise you that such an illegal acts like this has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problems. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card payment center Asia Pacific,that is the latest instruction from Goodluck Jonathan[GCFR} Federal Republic of Nigeria and Federal Ministry of Finance.

This Card Center will send 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 Fifteen thousand dollars($15,000.00) per day, so if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by contacting the director of the CARD PAYMENT CENTER an also send the following information to him in order for him to proceed immediately:-

1.Full Name:
2.Phone and Fax Number:
3.Address where you want them to send the ATM CARD to{p.o box not accepted}
4.Your age and current occupation:
5.A copy of your identification:

However, Kindly find the contact Person:-

Mr. Didi Brifa.
Director, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
Email: n_brifaa@yahoo.com
Call Mr. Didi Brifa on +2348102787470

The ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER has been mandated to issue out USD$6,200,000.00 as part payment for this fiscal year 2012/2013.

Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person {s} or Office {s} to avoid hitches in receiving your ATM payment if at all you are dealing with any person.

Note that because of impostures, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is {ATM-811} so you have to indicate this code when contacting the CARD CENTER by using it as your subject.

Sincerely Yours,
Mr. Ben Headley.
ZENITH BANK OF NIGERIA

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