419 scam: "Nigeria Police" <nigeriaa.police@gmail.com> NIGERIA POLICE FORCE; US$5.8M READY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE

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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.
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)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "atmcard.deskk@gmail.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
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.
- atmcard.deskk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Nigeria Police" <nigeriaa.police@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 21:59:47 +0530 (IST)
Subject: NIGERIA POLICE FORCE; US$5.8M READY FOR YOU TO RECEIVE

THE NIGERIA POLICE FORCE (NPF)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI-LAGOS NIGERIA .

From The Nigeria Police Force (N.P.F)
Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Dr.Ogbonna. O. Onovo CFR, NPM, mnik

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of
USD$5,800,000 (Five Million eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you
via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the fund in any ATM
SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw
in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

We have mandated UBA BANK, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which
you will use to withdraw all your USD$5.8 Million Dollars in any ATM
SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as i have mentioned earlier,
the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of UBA
BANK Nigeria Plc Contact Person: E-mail address: (atmcard.deskk@gmail.com)
Mr Aminu Ismail and inform him that you received a message from the
Nigeria Police Force instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN
NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your USD$5.8 Million Dollars in any
ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your direct
phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD
and PIN NUMBER to you.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
congratulations.

Your's In Service

Dr.Ogbonna. O. Onovo CFR, NPM, mni
Inspector-General of Police
Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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