419 scam: ATM CARD DEPARTMENT <centralbankofnigeria@cbn.org> YOUR ATM CARD

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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)
- "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "oceanicbaatmpayment@yahoo.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 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.
- +2348128871410
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.
- oceanicbaatmpayment@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM CARD DEPARTMENT <centralbankofnigeria@cbn.org>
Reply-To: unitedmationpaycenter001@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:54:08 -0300
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD

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Dear Sir/Ma,

Your contact email was given to this office in respect of your total
inherited/Contract Sum $3.5M Dollars USD owed to you which you have
hailed to claim because of either non-compliance of official processes
or Because of your not believing reality of your genuine payment.

We wish to bring to you the solution to this problem. Right now we have
arranged your payment through our Swift Card Payment Centers, That is
the latest instruction from Economic Community Of West African States
(ECOWAS) is that your payment must fall into this two categories,It is
either you receive the money through bank to bank transfer or it can be
paid to you through ATM master card please let us know by contacting us
back on this contact: Mr.Jerry Otuh, ATM Payment Department U.B.A Bank
International Email:{ oceanicbaatmpayment@yahoo.com } simply call him at
his number: +2348128871410 And also send the following information as
listed below.

1. Full name
2. Phone and Fax number
3. Address where you want ATM Card to be sent to (P.O Box Not
Acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification

We have been mandated by the ECOWAS Parliament to issue out $3.5M
payment for the beginning of year 2015 Also for your information, you
have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or
office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment. Note that
because of impostors we hereby issued you our Code of Conduct, which is
(ATM-103), so you have to indicate this code when contacting the ATM
Card Center by using it as your subject. Waiting for your expedite
response.

Yours in Service,
DR MRS GRACE PETER
lnternational Settlement Dept. United bank for Africa International Plc.

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