419 scam: "From the USA COPS Police Department." <departmentof.transfer@live.com> Urgent Information s About Your ATM CARD From the USA COPS Police Dpt.

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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:
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "million 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)
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.
- mr.donalduke99@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "From the USA COPS Police Department." <departmentof.transfer@live.com>
Reply-To: mr.donalduke99@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 01:23:22 -0700
Subject: Urgent Information s About Your ATM CARD From the USA COPS Police Dpt.

THE USA COPS POLICE DEPARTMENT,SHERIFFS
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
361 LOFAS PL.VALLEJO CA.

>From the USA COPS Police Departments
FROM THE new police chief.
LT.ELIAS DIAZ

Attention: ATM Card Beneficiary,

I wish to use this medium to inform you that your full Payment of
USD$1.5M (ONE Million FIVE Hundred Thousand Dollars) from THE
BANK OF AMERICA have been RELEASED and APPROVED for onward transfer to
you via an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw all the USD$1.5M in
any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world, but the maximum you
can withdraw in a day is USD$10,000 Only.

We have mandated Standard Chartered Bank Of America, to send you the
ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw all your
USD$1.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of the world,
but as i have mentioned earlier, the maximum you can withdraw in a day
is USD$10,000 Only.

You are therefore advice to contact the Head of ATM CARD Department of
Standard Chartered Bank Of America: E-mail
address:(mr.donalduke99@gmail.com) Mr Donal Duke and inform him that
you received a message From the USA COPS Police Departments instructing him
to send you the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER which you will use to withdraw
your USD$1.5 Million Dollars in any ATM SERVICE MACHINE in any part of
the world, also send him your direct phone number and contact address
where you want him to send the ATM CARD and PIN NUMBER to you.

Thanks for adhering to this instruction and once again accept our
congratulations.

Yours In Service

LT.ELIAS DIAZ
Inspector-General of Police
FROM THE new police chief.

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