419 scam: "Mrs. Helen Eric."<mason@infolink.com.br> Union Pay/ATM Compensation 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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348090674958 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
- +2348074832904 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Helen Eric." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmvisacardcenter02@e-mail.ua>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:15:20 +0200
Subject: Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification

Welfare Lottery Center
Plot 21, ahmadu Bello Way P.O.Box 72688 Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria
Tel: +234 8074 832904.

Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification

Attention,

This is to inform you that the Nigeria Union Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International Inc. wish to congratulate you on the successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM card users around the globe. This scheme was initiated by the C.U.P and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the sustainable 2010 poverty alleviation scheme. In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at (US$1.8 million dollar ) One million eight United States dollars has been authorized to be released to you through our corresponding financial institution in Nigeria.

Nigeria Union Pay is a leading operator approved by Nigeria's Welfare Center to develop and operate real-time electronic paperless promotion services in Nigeria and around the globe, in accordance with the rules and regulations set by Nigeria’s Welfare Lottery Center as a result of a joint development effort by the Nigeria Union Pay and the ATM inc to all ATM card users worldwide. You are hereby requested to contact the office of our remittance officer Mr. Adams David via email and with details giving below. Confidently send your personal details for immediate procession of won fund.

Intercontinental Bank Plc -Lagos - Nigeria - Happy Customer, Happy Bank, Plot 21, ahmadu Bello Way P.O.Box 72688 Victoria Island,
Lagos Nigeria,
Tel: +2348090674958.
Email:
Contact Person: Mr.Adams David.

Required information:

1. Full Name
2. Telephone Number
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Sex and Age:
5. Current Occupation:
6. Country:

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-0280) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our ATM center Manager for more details. We Wait For Your Expedite Response.

Yours in Service,
Mrs. Helen Eric.
Online Promotion Announcer.

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