419 scam: "REV.JERRY MARK" <veroriccardo@alice.it> YOUR REF:CLAIMS/ATM/201

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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:
- "activation fee" (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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
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.
- +22968476695 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- dhl.deliveringoffcecompany@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "REV.JERRY MARK" <veroriccardo@alice.it>
Reply-To: jgodwin45@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:53:00 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR REF:CLAIMS/ATM/201

YOUR REF:CLAIMS/ATM/201

This is to bring to your notice that because of the
impossibility of your fund transfer through the Western Union network, we
have credited your total of $ 2.6millon Usd valid fund into an (ATM Card
Number 506119102227445160) and I have paid the re-activation fee and the
delivery of the ATM Card To you,I paid it because the ATM Card worth of
$2,600,000.00 which I have registered it delivery yesterday has less than
fourteen days to expire in the custody of the UPS Company and when it
expires, the money will go into Federal Government treasury account.

With that we decided to help you pay off the money so that the ATM Card
will not expire, because I trust that when you receive your ATM Card
definitely you must pay me back my money and even compensate me for helping
you.

Now I want you to contact UPS Express at(**
dhl.deliveringoffcecompany@gmail.com) With your physical address you desire
the delivery to be made so that they can deliver your ATM Card to your
designated address without any delay.

Like I stated earlier, the crediting re-activation,delivery and the company
registration charges has been paid by me, but we did not pay their official
keeping fees since they refused,they refused and the reason is that they do
not know when you are going to contact them and the demur- rage might have
increased by then, They told me that their keeping fees is $109 per day
only,and I deposited it

Here is the information to send the $109 through Western Union

Receiver Name---------BENJAMIN CHILOKWU

Address------------ Benin Republic
City----------------- Porto Novo
Text Q --------------- In God
Answer--------------- We Trust
Amount to be sent-------------- $109*
*65**Mtcn----------------
Sender Name----------
Senders Address--------------

Below is the Contact Information of the UPS Express Customer Service
Director REV.JERRY MARK, Email Address online(**
dhl.deliveringoffcecompany@gmail.com) Tel: +229-68476695

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