419 scam: "International Payment Unit"<info@atm.com> ATM MASTER CARD

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
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.
- atmunit@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "International Payment Unit" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmunit@consultant.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2012 19:22:56 +0530
Subject: ATM MASTER CARD

INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT UNIT
BIRMINGHAM
UNITED KINGDOM

Good day,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD
$800,000,00 United state dollars to the payment release officer here in London,
due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your payment funds will be transferred
through CENTRAL BANK OF ENGLAND (CBOE) here, but because of the late
response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD with the Courier Services

Therefore I will advise you to fill the information below and forward it to the
delivery officer in charge for safe delivery

Name: Daniel
Email: atmunit@consultant.com
Phone: +44703197983

Your Name,
your full address,
phone number,
Age,
P.O.box

this payment has been made available to you by the United nations from the unpaid fund in the
united kingdom treasury which was released last year by World Bank for economic uplift.
NOTE: SEND YOUR DETAILS IMMEDIATELY TO THIS EMAIL:

Yours Truly
MADISON TYNE (Director IRD)
INTERNAL PAYMENT UNIT

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