419 scam: Major DavidH moor <moorhdavidus@outlook.com> Congratulations, Your ATM card Payment 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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "hundred thousand us 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- customacareatmecardoffic@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Major DavidH moor <moorhdavidus@outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2016 07:14:02 +0000
Subject: Congratulations, Your ATM card Payment Notification

Robert Silvester.
(Secretary)
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI. WASHINGTON DC.
FBI SEEKING TO WIRETAP INTERNET

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION SEEKING TO WIRETAP THE INTERNET.

Atten: Sir/Madam

The United Nations of America join with Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) through provisions in Section 419 of the Criminal Code came up with punitive measures to deter and punish offenders.The Advance Fee Fraud section deal mainly with cases of advance fee fraud(commonly called 419) such as obtaining by false pretense through different fraudulent schemes e.g. contract scam, credit card scam,inheritance scam, job scam, loan scam, lottery scam, “wash wash” scam (money washing scam), marriage scam. Immigration scam, counterfeiting and religious scam.It also investigates cyber crime cases.

This is to officially announce to you that some scam Syndicates were apprehended in United Nations of America and Africa few days ago and after several interrogations and tortures your details were among those mentioned by some of the scam Syndicates as one of the victims of their operations.

After proper investigations and research at Western Union Money Transfer and Money Gram office to know if you have truly sent money to the scam Syndicates through Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram, your name was found in Western Union Money Transfer database amongst those that have sent money through Western Union Money Transfer to Nigeria and Ghana and Asia /Europe this proves that you have truly been swindled by those unscrupulous persons by sending money to them in the course of getting one fund or the other that is not real,right now we are working hand in hand with Western Union and Interpol to track every fraudsters down, do not respond to their e-mails, letters and phone calls any longer they are scammers and you should be very careful to avoid being a victim to fraudsters any longer because they have nothing to offer you but to rip-off what you have worked hard to earn.

In this regard a meeting was held between the Board of Directors of The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and as a consequence of our investigations it was agreed that the sum of Five hundred thousand US Dollars (US$500,000,00 ) should be transferred to you out of the funds that United Nations of America has set aside as a compensation to everyone who have by one way or the other sent money to fraudsters in Nigeria and Ghana and Asia /Europe. and America.

We have deposited your fund at one Bank in Africa ,ZENITH BANK PLC We have submitted your details to them so that you can received your payment through ATM MASTER CARD .

Contact the ZENITH BANK PLC through the email address stated below inform them about this notification letter and receive your fund through ATM MASTER CARD.

Name , Godwin Emefiele
Name Bank: ZENITH BANK PLC
Phone + 234 68117683
Email: customacareatmecardoffic@hotmail.com

Thanks again We are here to serve you better.

Best Regards
Robert Silvester.
(Secretary)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FIB New York 26 Federal Plaza
23rd Floor New York.New
10278-384-0004
USA FBI Seal

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