419 scam: "Mrs. Pamela Johnson Esq" <green.lavuta@lavuta.sk> RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

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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)
- "atmcardtdept@movmail.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcardtdept@movmail.com" (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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +229974197822 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Pamela Johnson Esq" <green.lavuta@lavuta.sk>
Reply-To: atmcardtdept@movmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:03:29 +0200
Subject: RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
From: Mrs. Pamela Johnson Esq.
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION.

Attention: Beneficiary

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract /
inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not
received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the
obligations giving to you in respect to your contract / inheritance payment.

Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some
non-officials in the
bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive
your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we
have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we
have arranged your fund $4.9 milliom through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in
Europe, America and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given by our
president, YAYI BONI (GCN) Of Republic of Benin.

This Bank ATM card centre will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to
withdraw your money in an ATM MACHINE in any part of the world, but
the maximum
is ($5,000.00) Five Thousand or less than Us Dollars per day. So, if
you like to
receive your fund this way, please do let us know by forwarding the below
details and furnish them with the below info.

Full names: __
Address:____
Country:____
Zip Code:___
Sex: ___
Age: __
Marital status: ____
Occupation/Position: ___
Scann copy of any of your identification:_
Tel/House /private: __
I Mr/Mrs._______
forwarding th e above details to

DR. JIM RODWELL THE DIRECTOR DIAMOND BANK BENIN CARD PAYMENT CENTRE
EMAIL:atmcardtdept@movmail.com
phone +229974197822

Remember Your Total Fund to be received is US $4.900,000.00 Instead of losing
your fund, please indicate to the Card Centre the total sum you are expecting
and for your information you have stop any further communication with
anybody or
office. On this regards, do not hesitate to contact me for more details and
direction, and also please do update me with any new development.

Note: Because of impostors, we hereby issue you with our code of
conduct, which
are (X209) so you have to indicate this code when contacting this CARD CENTER
Thanks for your co-operation.

Regards,
From: Mrs. Pamela Johnson Esq.
Executive Payment Officer (UN)
United Nation Of Benin Republic.

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