419 scam: "Samuel Chuks"<jonathon@cartong.com.cn> 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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Samuel Chuks" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <directpaymentofficer1945@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 20:06:58 +0200
Subject: Your ATM card payment is ready!!

Ref: FGN-CBN/UBABANK-BOE/BNF0112
VERIFICATION OFFICE LAGOS -NIGERIA
>From the Desk Of Rev Samuel Chuks
Chairman Foreign Payment Committee

Attention: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your lotto,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.Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the Non-executive Board Members in this bank in all your attempts to secure the release of your fund.

We wish to advise you that such an illegal act has to stop if you wish to receive your payment since 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 our president of Federal Republic of Nigeria Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan inconjunction with the united nation,world bank organisation,International Monetary Fund(IMF) and the Directors Central Bank of Nigeria, this card center will send you a VISA CARD which you will use to withdraw your money, but the maximum withdrawal is Nine thousand five hundren dollars per day.To receive your funds immediately through this way, please contact me as the card payment center with the following information for accuracy check.

1. Your full name
2. Mailing Address
3. Phone and fax number,
4. Your age and current occupation

The card payment center has been mandated to issue out US$ 2,700,000.00{Two million Seve hundred thousand USD} credited into your card as your payment for this fiscal year (2014)

Also for your information you have to stop any further communication with any other persons or offices. This is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment.Note that because of impostors and those that involved in scam victims,we hereby issue you our code of conduct,which is (CLIENT NO: CBN:1ST/323/013) you must have to indicate this code when contacting me the card center.

You are advise to contact me immediately for your payment through ATM card with you information.

Thanks for your co-operation and God bless you

Rev.Samuel Chuks
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER UNIT

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