419 scam: Jonathan Noble <veroplus131@gmail.com> YOUR ATM MASTER CARD RELEASED NOTIFICATION

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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:
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
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.
- +22998377095 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Jonathan Noble <veroplus131@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Jonathan Noble <jonathan.noble@yandex.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 22:10:22 +0900 (JST)
Subject: YOUR ATM MASTER CARD RELEASED NOTIFICATION

Ministry Of Finance Benin Republic

International settlement Awareness Manager
HTB 17B Mayor Morgan Avenue Port Novo
Republic Of Benin West Africa

Contact Person:Jonathan Noble

Phone: +229 983 77 095

This
is to officially notify you that we have verified your payment file
presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not yet receive your
payment due to your lack of proper conduct and not fulfilling the
obligations given to you in respect to your payment.

After
the board of director meeting held last week, we have resolved in
finding a solution to handle your payment without anymore difficulty and
as you may know, we have arranged your payment through ATM Master Card,
which is the instruction given by our President,Dr. Thomas Yayi Boni
(RB) Republic of Benin recently.

This Card center will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw
your money from any ATM MASTER CARD office in your locations in any part of the
world,but the maximum is $2,500.00 per transaction and you can withdraw
4times per day which is $10,000.00USD from total amount of $2.5 US
Dollars.
And still have the option for bank to bank wire transfer by specially option

Secondly, you are advised to stop any dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to be stopped if you really
wish to receive your payment because they are there to terminate and
jeopardize your payment out of wickedness.

If you like to receive your money this way, please do re-confirm the followings as stated below for Reconfirmation:

1. Full Names.....................2. Phone and Fax Number............
3. Country of origin.............
4. Current Address.............
5. Age and Current Occupation...........
6. Your Identification Card/Driving License............

Best regards,

Jonathan Noble

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