419 scam: "Mr Maxwell Scott"<alerte@atm.info> ATM 8222 : Contact Senator Dean G. Skelos

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Maxwell Scott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <sen.dean@upimail.be>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:14:03 +0100
Subject: ATM 8222 : Contact Senator Dean G. Skelos

This is to officially inform you that an Inter-Switch ATM-Card
Valued at $1,000 000.00 USD only has been accredited in your favor by the UK
Inter Switch ATM Organization, United Kingdom.

The ATM Card has a daily withdrawal limit of $5,000.00 usd Per Day
from any ATM Card machine in your country. You are advised to contact
Senator Dean G. Skelos via this email for claim processing:

Senator Dean G. Skelos
Executive,Committee On ATM-CARD Payment.
London, United Kingdom
Email: sen.dean@upimail.be

We can also process the transferring of the awarded fund ($1,000
000.00 USD) to your personal bank account or deliver your ATM card to
your contact address. Note you will be paying a courier delivery fee for your ATM
card courier delivery or COT (Commission of Transfer) if Bank to bank Transfer of
your awarded funds. Please provide the following details for processing to Senator Dean G.

Skelos :
* Full Name:
* Delivery Address:
* Sex:
* Age:
* Occupation:
* Phone Number:
* Country of Residence:

Payment Mode:
1) Delivery of ATM card by courier : Yes/No
2) Bank to bank Transfer: Yes/No

Once again congratulation.
Regards,
Management

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