419 scam: Gonzales Vladimir <gonzalezvladimir80@gmail.com> ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,

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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 card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "foreign payment department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Gonzales Vladimir <gonzalezvladimir80@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Gonzales Vladimir <swiftcommittee@dgoh.org>
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 05:37:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,

DIRECTOR ATM CARD DEPARTMENT
UBA BANK PLC
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN WEST AFRICA.
OUR REF:U.B./MF/B01/Vol 01
ATTENTION : ATM MASTER CARD OWNER,

WE HERE BY NOTIFYING YOU THAT UBA BANK PLC HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT OF $2,5MILLION USD THROUGH ATM CARD. YOU HAVE TO STOP
FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) OR MINISTRY
OF FINANCE AFRICA TO AVOID HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT.

UBA BANK MANAGER HAVE CONFIRMED AUTOMATION OF YOUR SWIFT PAYMENT THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC ATM CARD PAYMENT. THE BANK HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT
THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL
SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY
ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD . THE MAXIMUM DAILY WITHDRAWAL IS
$7,000 USD PER DAY. A TOTAL OF $2,5MILLION USD AT A TIME . NOW YOU ARE
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR FUND BY CONTACTING THE BANK TODAY. THIS IS A
SPECIAL
ARRANGEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH MASTER CARD COMPANY USA.

SEND THEM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION OF YOURS FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE DELIVERY OF YOUR ATM CARD:

(1). YOUR FULL NAME,
(2). YOUR COUNTRY,
(3). YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
(4). YOUR DIRECT OFFICE PHONE NUMBERS,
(5). MOBILE PHONE NUMBER,
(6). YOUR CORRECT HOME ADDRESS,
(7). YOUR CURRENT OCCUPATION,
(8). YOUR WEEKLY/MONTHLY INCOME,
(9). YOUR AGE,
(10). YOUR NEXT OF KIN NAME,

CONTACT MR. MICHAEL WRIGHT WITH THIS INFORMATION:

MR. MICHAEL WRIGHT
FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
UBA BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
TELL: (0022998278869)

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS THE (UBA BANK) HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT WHICH IS ATM-0212 SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING MR. MICHAEL WRIGHT ON THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT. KINDLY NOTIFY (UBA BANK) IMMEDIATELY TO CONFIRM THE RECEIPT OF THIS MASSAGE FROM THE U.B.A BANK PLC.

HEAD OF ATM DEPT
(UBA BANK) BENIN

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