419 scam: "Mr. Adebayo Adelabu" <vincentpatience5@gmail.com> RE: TRANSFER OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST PAYMENT VIA 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:

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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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. Adebayo Adelabu" <vincentpatience5@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.adebayoadelabu1@aol.com
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2022 00:35:59 -0700
Subject: RE: TRANSFER OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

From Mr. Adebayo Adelabu
Deputy Governor, Foreign
Operations Directorate
Central Bank of Nigeria.
Tinubu Square, P.M.B. 12194
Marina, Lagos-Nigeria.

RE: TRANSFER OF US$800,000.00 INTEREST PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

Sometime ago, your fund was brought to this bank and after some time,
the funds was called back to the Nigerian Internal Revenue treasury.
During the period your money was in our bank, it generated an interest
of US$800,000.00 which we decided to pay you this interest amount via
ATM Card.

We have arranged your payment through an ATM Card Payment and below is
the procedure.

We will send you this ATM CARD which you will use to make withdrawals
of your money from any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is US$4,000.00 (Four Thousand US Dollars only) per day.If you
like to receive your fund this way, do let us know by contacting us
once you receive this mail with the below stated information.

1) Full Given Name (To match with what we have here in our system)
2) Addresses where you want the ATM card to sent to.
3) Phone and Fax numbers
4) Your physical address

Expecting your immediate response.

Cordially yours,
Mr. Adebayo Adelabu

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