419 scam: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <deskofficiall@sify.com> Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982**?

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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)
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "interl.departm2@msn.com" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: interl.departm2@msn.com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:06:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982**?

Attention Please.

***Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982***

We were authorized by the newly appointed United Nation Secretary General, and the Governing body of the United Nations Debt Reconciliation Unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank and Government regulatory organs in Benin Republic who are trying to divert your funds into their private accounts.
However, our reason for contacting you on this day is to inform you that your ATM CARD was dispatched through United Postal Service (UPS) but at the point of dispatch on the 7th of Nov, 2011, one Mr. Clyde Stewart contacted our Head Office in Benin Republic that he is your representative and that you gave him due authorization to receive the package on your behalf and he presented an Affidavit to our Office claiming to be Approved by the High Court of Benin Republic and duly signed by you.

We sent you series of emails in this regards but you did not respond back to us; However, in the course of our routine scrutinization into our Dispatch Alert, we discovered that the document presented to us by Mr. Clyde Stewart was not approved by the High Court of Benin Republic and we discovered that Mr. Clyde Stewart was an impostor trying to claim your parcel which has been delivered to our Legal Department in New Jersey USA.
For our information, the parcel has been Delivered at Butler New Jersey (NJ) and was scheduled for Austin, Texas. To verify this notification, go to www.ups.com and insert the tracking number below to view delivery status.

www.ups.com
Your Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982

Thus, you are advised to contact the UPS Courier Dispatch Head in Benin Republic with the information below; to enable them re-schedule the delivery of your ATM Card to your home address and also ensure that you keep the new Tracking Information very discreet to avoid any further obstruction;
Dr. (Mr.) Williams Peter

Chief Protocol Officer, Dispatch Unit/ Atm Payment Department Director.
Email: interl.departm2@msn.com
As soon as you establish a contact with him, ensure that you provide your present address as below to the contact in other for the Officer to effect the
change and Re-direct the parcel to your home address.

FULL NAME:___
ADDRESS:____
PHONE NUMBER:____

We expect your urgent attention to this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively. Inline with the mode of operation of the United Postal Service (UPS), you shall be required to pay the sum of $49(Only) You would make the payment of $49 within 1hr time through western union money transfer or money gram with the below details.

Receiver Name:_________Jona Uzoma Simple
Country:________Benin Republic
City:_________Cotonou
City Code:_______00229
Test Question:______Who is our savior?
Answer:________The Lord Jesus
MTCN Number:_________
Amount____$49

Please note that as soon as this fee is sent, Please do Send the payment details to us so that we can rechange the direction of your package to your destination address by today.
Waiting to hear from you soon.
Sincerely yours,
Mr. Wilfred Proper/Dr. (Mr.) Williams Peter
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTER,
NEW YORK. USA

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