419 scam: "Mr Musa Usman"<test@hisham.biz> YOUR ATM CARD OF US$700,000

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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)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Musa Usman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <centraldepartment2014@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 22:33:42 +0100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD OF US$700,000

>From The Desk of Mr. Musa Usman
Director Foreign Payment Operation
Central Bank of Nigerian
RE: IMMEDIATE RELEASE AND PAYMENT NOTIFICATION /FINAL NOTICE.

ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

We are glad to inform you from Central Bank Of Nigerian that your Payment File has been submitted to this Bank in respect of your outstanding inherited/contract sum of US$700,000 owed to you by the Nigerian Government

Am highly pleased to inform you of this wonderful good news, that Your fund worth of (US$700,000) Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars has been Approved to be pay to you through International ATM VISA CARD which you will use to make withdrawal of your money from any atm machine location or outlet of your choice/nearest to you, in any part of the world

After the board of director's meeting held on last Friday, we decide to pay you through this means, ATM VISA CARD in other to avoid the problems that have been militating against your payments through wire transfer.

In regards to this email message, kindly forward Your Full Name and address: Mobile/Fax number#: for the final arrangement to ship your ATM card to your home address Your Immediate Response is highly needed to enable our Bank commence Actions.

Thanks’
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Musa Usman
Director Foreign Payment Operation.
Central Bank Of Nigerian

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