419 scam: Mr Desmond Johson <desmond_johson@yahoo.com> 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:

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)
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.
- +22999694979 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- oceanicbank_benin@cooltoad.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Desmond Johson <desmond_johson@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: Mr Desmond Johson <oceanicbank_benin@cooltoad.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 21:00:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATM Payment Department,

ATM Payment Department,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM DEBIT CARD of Usd $1.2M
to OCEANIC BANK PLC OF BENIN (OBP) here in Benin Republic.

I have paid them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the only fee
to be paid is their security safe keeping fee of $215 dollars.

I will be travelling to meet my boss in south America and I will not come back
till next month,therefore I will advise you to contact the Oceanic Bank Plc
through there contact information as listed below to avoid them increasing their
security safe keeping fee.

Note that I packaged the ATM DEBIT CARD inside a magazine where nobody will
notice the content, I also told the shipment officer DR.JOHNSON IBE, that is
ordinary African magazine that I want to deliver to my friend to avoid further
delay unless you delay to send their security safe keeping fee.

Below is the contact informations including Bank email address with the parcel
reference number, note that without you indicating your parcel reference number
as listed below the Oceanic Bank Plc will not listen to you they will be
imagining if you want to steal another persons parcel.

Attention: DR.JOHNSON IBE.
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OCEANIC BANK PLC OF BENIN
E-mail:(oceanicbank_benin@cooltoad.com)
Tell: +229 99694979
Office Fax: +229 21 32 42 46
Nos of parcel :Eg2272
Parcel Code Nos:#01721457

Also below is the information they are requesting to deliver the ATM DEBIT CARD
in form of African Magazine to your recieving address, this is to avoid wrong
delivery.

Full name......................
Home address...................
Country........................
Telphone.......................
Ocupation......................

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they
receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the magazine
will arrived to your door step according to the assurance given to me from the
shipment officer.

You can call the shipment officer on his private line to confirm this delivery
on +22999694979, let me know immediately you receive your ATM DEBIT CARD.

Your ATM DEBIT CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (01144) take note,
once you receive the card you take it to any atm automated machine arround your
area,slot the card and enter the pin code number (1144) for withdrawal, the
maximum amount you will withdrew in any automated atm machine any where in the
world is usd $ 1,500 per hour and can cover USD$25,000. dollars) per day.
Thanks.
Mr Desmond Johson.

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