ATM CARD COMPANY SCAM?

The following email was sent to me yesterday- after carefully reading it I decided it was a scam.

Royal City, Lagos, Nigeria.
Handling Officer: MR.DENNIS UWUGA

Royal City, Lagos, Nigeria.
Handling Officer: DENNIS UWUGA

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Winning NO: 2012/01/NIG
Batch NO: 014/2012
Ticket No.:ATM-647-5451
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Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you that Your e-mail address have been Chosen by The 2012 FREE LOTTERY DONATION on the 18TH of JULY 2012, To Ticket No.:ATM-647-5451 which is held once in every four years interval, And is also organized to encourage the use of internet and computers. The donation is as result to compensate GMAIL users,all the people using that have been scammed in any part of the world, this includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction, or international businesses that failed due to Governmental problems etc and it is organized by The Department of Homeland Security, Washington, USA, UNITED NATIONS and GMAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE. We are proud to say that you have therefore been approved to claim The ATM Card Donation of $110,000.00 USD Dollars in cash. The lottery 2012 is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, GMAIL, Facebook, Toyota, Toshiba. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until you claim your prize money.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. Fill out below information. In response to your email,You are to furnish us with the following information below to enable us complete your payment process and prepare your payment.

This is to acknowledge the receipt of the order from the senate house, in respect with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution; I am Dennis Uwuga, i am writing to inform you that your payment verification and confirmations is correct. Therefore, we are happy to inform you that arrangements have been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible and in our bid to transparency. The Department of Homeland Security, Washington, USA, UNITED NATIONS and the BANKS INVOLVED has been having a meeting for the passed 7 months on how to compensate all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, this includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Governmental problems etc, the meeting ended up last week.

The Department of Homeland Security, Washington, USA, UNITED NATIONS and the BANKS INVOLVED, has agreed to compensate you with the sum of ($110,000.00 US Dollars) in ATM MASTER CARD. And is also organized to encourage the use of internet and computers.We are proud to say that you have therefore been approved to claim The ATM Card Donation of $110,000.00 USD Dollars in cash.

It is my pleasure to inform you that ATM Card Number; 4278763100030014 have been approved in your favor. Your Personal Identification Number is 2900. The ATM Card Value is $110,000.00 US Dollars Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of $8,000.00 USD is permitted on withdrawal per Day and we are duly Inter Switch and you can make withdrawal in any location and ATM Center of your choice.

Fill out below information. In response to your email,You are to furnish us with the following information below to enable us complete your payment process and prepare your payment.

Your Full Name: ----------------------------------------------------
Age: ---------------------------------------------------------------
Home Address: ------------------------------------------------------
Next Of Kin: -------------------------------------------------------
Company Name and Address if any: -----------------------------------
Phone Number: ------------------------------------------------------
Fax: ---------------------------------------------------------------
Valid Phone /Mobile number: ----------------------------------------
Country:------------------------------------------------------------

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MR.DENNIS UWUGA
Managing Director Payment Department,

COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT.

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Mr. Dennis Ewuga. Tell: +2347066355012

We have to be very careful what we click on- give our information to and etc.  Who knows... we may fall into a massive amount of debt due to someone stealing our identity.  Who knows what they would gain from this information but one thing I know for sure is I am not willing to risk it.  Beware everyone!

I have responded to this email- with my brief information.  I do not know exactly what this scam is but I will update once I find out.  


UPDATE:  I have discovered how they try to scam you.  After you fill out the form below, they send you an email giving you a few different shipping offers for this 110,000 atm card (lol it's so ridiculous that they believe anyone would fall for that).  The shipping through UPS (according to this scammer lo) is 100,00; through FEDEX is was 164.00 but it got to your house faster.  They want you keep in mind you can only withdraw 8,000.00 in their first email but in this last one they want you to keep in mind that you you can't withdraw more than 800.00.  Hahah, they can't even keep their facts straight.


Please do not fall for this scam.  Have a great day.