419 scam: MR JOHN PHIL <johnphil689@gmail.com> FROM ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT

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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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "ugechirobel@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "ugechirobel@yahoo.cn" (this email address has been used in a known 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.
- +22998589565 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MR JOHN PHIL <johnphil689@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ugechirobel@yahoo.cn
Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 21:07:30 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: FROM ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT

Compliment of the Reason.

This is to inform that your total sum of $1,200.000.00 us dollars,has transfering into Atm Master Card to curtail the risk of carrying huge amount of money arround.These peole that 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 and their email address is (ugechirobel@yahoo.cn ) ask them to send you the sum of ($1,200.000.00 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 Oceanic Bank Benin 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 DR UGECHI ROBEL
Emails:( ugechirobel@yahoo.cn )
Direct line:+229-9858-9565

Forward the above inforamation to:so your can coma up with $120 which is the fee you have to pay so try your best,contact
Director, ATM payment department Oceanic Bank Benin Republic.
Finally, I have forwarded instructions to the DEPARTMENT to send the Confirmable ATM MASTER CARD to you, so feel free to get in touch with the DEPARTMENTand they will send the CARD to you without any delay. DO FAST AND CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY OK?
Best Regards, Barr. John Phil

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