419 scam: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com> Urgent Informations About Your ATM CARD Of $5.8 Million Dollars.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
- "cimbatmdepartment4@w.cn" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT <hr@mail.yamoffice.yam.com>
Reply-To: <cimbatmdepartment4@w.cn>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:27:59 +0800
Subject: Urgent Informations About Your ATM CARD Of $5.8 Million Dollars.

OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER
KUALAR LUMPUR MALAYSIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
Main Block, Perdana Putra Building,
Federal Government Administrative Centre,
62502 Putrajaya,
Our Ref FGN /SNT/STB
The Presidency.

ATTN:ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of USD$5.8(Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars) from Central bank of malaysia have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$5.8Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$9,500 Only. We have mandated CIMB Bank, to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your USD$5.8 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but as i have mentioned earlier,the maximum you can withdraw in a day is USD$9,500 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of CIMB Bank Contact Person: E-mail address: Mr.Frank Sans ( cimbatmdepartment4@w.cn ) and inform him that you received a message from the office of the Prime Minister instructing him to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw your USD$5.8Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our congratulations.

Best Regards
(Dato' Sri)Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

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