419 scam: "Marco Emma"<mr.marco_emmaOO@outlook.com> Re: Payment can be ready if you choose.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "atm card 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)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand united states 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Marco Emma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mr.marco_emma00@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2016 22:42:26 -0500
Subject: Re: Payment can be ready if you choose.

DEAR FRIEND.

NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF ($5,7M) FIVE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER UK HSBC BANK, LONDON.
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE
MAXIMUM IS SEVEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY
CONTACTING ATM CARD DEPARTMENT CENTER FOR THE RELEASE YOUR ATM CARD TO YOUR
AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

YOUR FULL NAME.................................
YOUR ADDRESS......................................
YOUR COUNTRY...................................
YOUR AGE............................................
YOUR OCCUPATION........................
YOUR PHONE NUMBER................
HOWEVER,KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR
ATM PAYMENT CARD.

CONTACT PERSON: MR.Marco Emma,
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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