419 scam: DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMEN <office2004@verizon.net> DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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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 payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
- "atmdiplomantico@hosanna.net" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.

Fraud email example:

From: DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMEN <office2004@verizon.net>
Reply-To: atmdiplomantico@hosanna.net
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:35:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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OCEANIC BANK
PLC

DIRECTOR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
REV
Emmanuel Ameke
OCEANIC
BANK PLC  BENIN.
ADDRSS:NO.46 TOKPA AVENUE
COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
E-MAIL; atmdiplomantico@hosanna.net



ATM
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT (DEPART)
        OCEANIC BANK PLC REPUBLIC OF
BENIN


ATTENTION

WITH RESPECT TO THE PROVISION SECTION 17 OF DECREE 114 OF THE
1999 CONSTITUTION, I AM DIRECTED TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR PAYMENT VERIFICATION
AND CONFIRMATIONS IS OK, THEREFORE, WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT ARRANGEMENTS
HAS BEEN CONCLUDED TO EFFECT YOUR PAYMENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN OUR BID TO BE
TRANSPARENT IN LINE WITH PROGRAMME OF THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION OF CHIEF
.DR.YAYI BONI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER - CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF BENIN IN HIS CRUSADE AGAIANST CORRUPTION IN
BENIN.

IT IS OUR PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT ATM
CARD NUMBER; 4539-7978-0214-3027 HAS BEEN APPROVED AND UPGRADED IN
YOUR FAVOUR THIS MORNING. YOUR SECRET PIN NUMBER IS 6742. THE ATM CARD VALUE IS $2.5 M (TWO MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND STATE OF AMERICA DOLLARS
ONLY).

YOU ARE ADVISED THAT A MAXIMUM WITHDRAWAL VALUE OF
$10.000.00 USD IS PERMITTED FOR WITHDRAWAL PER DAY AND WE ARE DULY
INTER-SWITCHED AND YOU CAN MAKE WITHDRAWAL IN ANY LOCATION OF THE ATM CENTER OF
YOUR CHOICE/NEAREST TO YOU.

WE HAVE ALSO CONCLUDED DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT WITH OUR
ACCREDITED COURIER
SERVICE COMPANY TO BE FULLY INSURED BY NICON INSURANCE CORPORATION
TO OVERSEE THE DELIVERY OF THE ATM
CARD TO YOU WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.YOUR PARTNER HAS PAID FOR
THE PROCESSING AND DELIVERY CHARGES OF YOUR ATM CARD BUT DIDN'T PROVIDE THE
RE-ACTIVATION ON YOUR BEHALF. HE TOLD US THAT YOU WILL SEND THE MONEY TO US AS
SOON AS YOU CONTACTED
US.

NOW, WE HAVE INFORMED OUR
ATTORNEY ABOUT THIS, THEREFORE,   SEND THE AMOUNT OF $65 DOLLARS TODAY. SO THAT,
YOUR ATM CARD WILL BE RE-ACTIVATED, AND SEND TO YOU
IMMEDAITLY.

MOREVER, NOTE THAT, THE ATM CARD CAN BE
USE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD INCLUSIVE OF YOUR
COUNTRY.

YOU ARE ONLY TO MAKE PAYMENTS FOR THE RE-ACTIVATION FEES AND
THIS SHOULD BE SENT VIA WESTERN UNION.ALLSO, MAKE THE PAYMENT OF $65    FEES
TO US. WITH THE NAME OF OUR P.R.O (POBLIC RELATION OFFICER) STATED
BELLOW.

SEND THE PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER WITH THE INFORMATION BELOW.

HERE IS THE INFORMATION TO
SEND THE MONEY

RECIEVER'S NAME ________ JOHN
ONYI
COUNTRY__________REPUBLIC OF
BENIN
CITY______________COTONOU
QUESTION___________Year
ANSWER______________ 2010
AMOUNT_____________$65

MTCN_________AND, SENDER
NAME_______

AFTER YOU MADE THE
PAYMENT, SEND THE WESTERN UNION INFORMATION FOR URGENT PICK UP AND ONWARDS
ACTION DISPATCHEMENT ACCRODING TO YOUR ADDRESS .HOWEVER MAKE SURE THAT YOUR
CONTACT INFORMATIONS YOU GAVE TO US ARE CORRECT TO AVOID ANY INTERCEIPTION OR
WRONG DELIVERY.

YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
REV Emmanuel Ameke

DIRECTOR ATM/
DEBIT DEPARTMENT
Oceanic Bank
Plc

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