419 scam: "Rev Benson"<rev.bens@terra.es> ***IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER 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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- rev.benson18@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rev.benson18@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:30:15 +0100
Subject: ***IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD***

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Attention Beneficiary

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD.

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed United nation secretary
general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to
investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in
your favor.During the course of our nvestigation, we discovered with dismay that
your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank who
are Trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your
personal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only you to
have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD.We will monitor this
payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of
the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the Presidency, Federal
Republic of Nigeria on your Payment .However, we are happy to inform you that
based on our recommendation/instructions, your complete contract funds has been
credited in your favor through ATM CARD.. You are therefore advice to contact:

Rev Benson Julius, Director ATM Payment Department,Central Bank of Nigeria.EMAIL
ADDRESS: rev.benson18@yahoo.com.hk

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card.As soon as you establish a
contact with him,an ATM card will be issued to you immediately that you can use
to withdraw your funds in any ATM machine in any part of the world, but the
maximum is Ten Thousand dollars per day. So if you like to receive your funds
through this means you're advised to contact the ATM card payment center with
the following information as stated below:

1) FULL NAMES

2) ADDRESS

3) PRESENT OCCUPATION

4) AGE

5) HOME EQUITY ( YES/NO )

6) DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER

7) GENDER

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH Rev Benson Julius WITH YOUR CORRECT AND VALID
DETAILS.ALSO BE INFORMED THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS $7.2 MILLION. We
expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this payment
effectively thereby making contact with Rev Benson Julius as directed to
avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS..
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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