419 scam: "Mr.Alex Wung"<dawn@gbeltd.co.uk> 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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- alexwung@accountant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Alex Wung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <AlexWung@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:37:02 -0000
Subject: Union Pay{ATM Compensation Payment Notification}

Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd

19th Floor, Plaza IBM

No. 8, First Avenue,

Persiaran Bandar Utama

47800 Petaling Jaya

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Union Pay{ATM Compensation Payment Notification}

Attention Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that the Malaysian Union Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International Inc. wishes 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 MUP and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the sustainable 2012 poverty alleviation

scheme. In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at (US$1.800.000.00) One million and

eight hundred thousand United States dollars has been authorized to be released to you through our corresponding financial

institution in Malaysia.

BENEFICIARY SELECTION PROCESS

No tickets were sold out. Your email was one of the lucky emails/ATM Card users selected RANDOMLY via E-wheel Computer Ballot System

drawn from over 200,000 companies and 300,000 individual email/ATM card users, from all over the world during the ATM Online EMAIL

selection draw.

In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this payment via our swift card payment centers, which is the latest technology

powered by the MUP/ATM Inc.This World Union Pay card will be uploaded with your fund and couriered to your location via speed post

and a tracking number issued to you to enable you track your parcel till it gets to its final destination. This card can be used in

any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting our ATM

Center Manager with the requested information as listed below to the follow office via email.

Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd

19th Floor, Plaza IBM

No. 8, First Avenue,

Persiaran Bandar Utama

47800 Petaling Jaya

Selangor Darul Ehsan

Telephone:+60132807352

Email:AlexWung@accountant.com

Contact Person: Mr.Alex Wung

Required information:

1. Full Name

2. Phone and Fax Number

3. Address Were You Want Us to Send the ATM Card

4. Your Age and Current Occupation

5. Country

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-3714) 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.Tracy Lou

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