419 scam: Morgan George <accoutusers@rediffmail.com> Compliment of the Reason.

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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)
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +22998902054 (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.
- atm-card1998@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Morgan George <accoutusers@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: atm-card1998@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:27:14 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Compliment of the Reason.

Compliment of the Reason.

This is to inform that your total sum of $2,5Million USD,has been transferred into an Atm Master Card to curtail the risk of carrying such huge amount of money around. This department has coded this amount of money in the card and they are going to tell you how to make use of it.

Now contact Atm Payment Department with this email below .
( atm-card1998@hotmail.com ) and ask them to send you sum of ($2,5 us dollars) in an ATM MASTER CARD.This card centre will send you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, the maximum is Five Thousand United State Dollars per day. ,So feel free and get in touched with the ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT and instruct them on where to send your total Amount of money.

Therefore do not hesitate to contact united bank for Africa   Benin Republic ATM payment department centre and also re-confirm the following information as listed below:

1. Full Name
2. Address were you want them to send the ATM card
3. Phone number (private)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Country Name and Code

Director Morgan George
Emails:( atm-card1998@hotmail.com )
Direct line:+229-9890-2054
Forward the above information to us and you are to come up with $220USD which is the fee for the stamp and despatching of the ATM.

The Director, ATM payment department United Bank for Africa Benin Republic will instruct the release of your ATM as soon as the payment of this $220USD is made .

Finally, I have given an   instruction to the DEPARTMENT to send the Confirmable ATM MASTER CARD to you, so feel free to get in touch with the DEPARTMENT and they will send the CARD to you without any delay. DO FAST AND CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY OK?
Best Regards,
Morgan George

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