419 scam: "Dr. Gerald Benson"<info@live.com> Your Payment Of Your ATM 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:

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:
- "million united state 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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2349094991168 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Gerald Benson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ubabnkatminterswitchunit2014@yandex.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:26:10 -0600
Subject: Your Payment Of Your ATM Card.

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA (U.B.A)

PLOT 33 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BELEWA WAY,

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, CADASTRAL ZONE

ABUJA-NIGERIA

Tel: +234-9094991168

CODE DATABASE: UBAXGB21

Attention

Your Payment Of Your ATM Card.

I have tried contacting you over the email and no avail. We wish to inform you that we received a priority payment instruction from Mr.Goodluck Jonathan the president to reconcile and affect payment of your funds US$5,000,000.00 (Five Million United State Dollars ) into your account or any other account you may wish to nominate. To complete this transaction we have an option of payment agreed on the terms and conditions of the insurance over your fund to issue you with an ATM Cash Card.

Your ATM CARD will have a daily limit of US$500,00000 cash withdrawal from any ATM Machine in your country or any Country you may chose. Now let me also inform you that this amount as we have mentioned can be swap over the counter of your Bank local branch in your country with the following Banks: Bank of America / Royal Bank of Canada/ Wells Fargo Bank / Standard Chartered Bank / Citibank and HSBC in Canada. Send us the scan copy of your international passport copy on the return of this communication and your contact address details to ensure we are dealing with the right person.

(1) Your Name...........

(2) Your Home Address..............

(3) Your international passport copy..............Or Drivers License Copy..............

(4) Your Occupation..............

(5) Your Cell Phone Numbers......................

In view of the above we seek your consent on the existence of this arrangement and to have the option you prefer to enable us complete the payment of the deposited draft. Also please note that you should be responsible for the Insurance coverage and the FEDEX OR ROYAL courier delivery fee of $195 USD of your ATM Master Card upon issuance and the total fee will be communicated to you in our next email.

Your urgent and valued response will be highly appreciated. If you have

further inquiries, you can call me on my direct line: Tel: +234-9094991168

Thank you,

Dr. Gerald Benson

Director Of ATM Payment Unit..

United Bank For Africa

Direct Fax:

Direct line: Tel: +234-9094991168

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