419 scam: "DR. CHRISTIAN C" <cool.saksak@mail.ru> URGENT MESSAGE FROM ATM DEPARTMENT

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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:
- "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. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "cotonou" (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.
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: "DR. CHRISTIAN C" <cool.saksak@mail.ru>
Reply-To: "DR. CHRISTIAN C" <inforbofslfinancier@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 18:17:39 +0900 (JST)
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM ATM DEPARTMENT

ATM DEPARTMENT

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA(UBA) Benin Republic
Rue du P.O. box:01 B.P. 1280 Cotonou
Béni Hall Arrivée aéroport de Branch: Agence
Akpakpa Béninois Benin Republic in West Africa
Ring Us On Tel 0022968484065.

This message is in regard to your ATM master card for your compensation fund sum of US$950,000.00, United Bank For Africa(UBA) was finally
contracted to handle the payment of your compensation fund of the above
amount by ATM card. your email contact is amongst the list of
beneficiaries in the data for the sum of US$950,000.00, and I'm assigned by the management of United Bank For Africa (UBA) to carry out the
delivery of the ATM card package to you.

On this note, I am
please to inform you that ATM card Number 4120 5350 0029 6238 (4120) for the sum of US$950,000.00 which have been credited to your favor is
ready for immediate delivery to you. You are hereby required to confirm
to me your present address were you want the ATM card to be delivered,
and to also send the total shipping fee sum of $245 U.S dollars to
enable me deliver the ATM card package to you since no provision was
provided to me for the delivering as the issued Bank (United Bank For
Africa) was not granted right of deductions on the funds.

Here are the information required from you. where the ATM master Card will deliver to you.

Your full Name:
Country/City:
Your Home or Office Address:
Your Cell phone Number:
Your Age/Occupation:
Upon
receipt of this above requirements from you I shall have your ATM card
package dispatched to you by the DHL courier service whom will deliver
it to you at your designated home Address. With the card you can make
withdrawals from any part of the world at ATM center near to you. The
pin and all necessary user guides will be in attached on delivery
(intact in the ATM card package doc.) which will be delivered to you by
the DHL courier service, for your easy use. You will receive the ATM
card package within 48hrs that you send the $245 U.S Dollars delivery
fee to me, meanwhile I shall send the Airway bill/tracking number to
your email address once the package is dispatched so that you can track
it on arrival.

This is the name/information that you will use to send the require delivery fee via the money gram money transfer service.

Receivers First Name.: CHRISTIAN CHIKWADO

Receivers Last Name...... NWAUGURU

Country: BENIN
City: COTONOU
test Question: COLOR
Test
Answer: RED

Send
the $245 U.S dollars delivery fee by this very above information, test
question and answer. and send the MTCN number to me including the
senders name, and I shall have the ATM card package dispatch to you
without delay.

Best Regards
Dr. CHRISTIAN C
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA(UBA) Benin Republic.
phone; 0022968484065.

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