419 scam: "MR.George WILLIAMS" <"www."@vesta.ocn.ne.jp> Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

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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 payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "atmcard150@outlook.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcard150@outlook.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "MR.George WILLIAMS" <"www."@vesta.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "MR.George WILLIAMS" <atmcard150@outlook.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 08:40:27 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX028 UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 20-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed united nation
Ass. secretary general, and the governing body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary
unit, to investigate the unnecessary delay on your payment, recommended
and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed
by corrupt officials of the Bank and Western Union who are Trying to divert
your funds into their own private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of
your personal Identification number (PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable
only you to have direct Control over your funds in the ATM CARD. We will
monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created
by
the Officials of the bank and Western Union.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the New Elected
Presidency, of Benin Republic His Excellency Mr Patrice Talon on your
Payment. However,
we are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions,
your complete contract funds has bee credited in your favor through ATM CARD.
You are therefore advice to contact:

MR.George WILLIAMS
Director ATM Payment Department, Central Bank of united state .
EMAIL ADDRESS: (atmcard150@outlook.com)
Direct Telephone lines: (779 228 2214 )OR (623 235 0732 ) OR (503 470 1785)

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card. As soon as you
establish a contact with him, an ATM card will be issued to you
immediately that you can use to withdraw your funds in any ATM machine
in any part
of the world, but the maximum withdrawal Limit is Twenty Five Thousand
dollars per day. So if you like to receive your funds through this means you're
advised to contact the ATM card payment center with the following
information as stated below:

1. Full names............
2. Country/State........
3. Your Full Address .............
4. (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
5. Occupation...........
6. Passport/Driving License
7. Telephone number Or Fax Number...........
8. Nearest Airport..........................

they will register your package(ATM CARD) and send you the tracking
numbers before They will proceed for safety delivery of your package as
soon as you reconfirm the required information above for safety
delivery.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVISED TO FURNISH MR.George WILLIAMS WITH YOUR CORRECT AND
VALID DETAILS. ALSO BE INFORMED THAT YOUR ATM CARD CONTAINS THE TOTAL
SUM
OF $4.800,000USD FOUR MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED UNITED STATE DOLLARS.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively thereby making contact with MR.George WILLIAMS as
directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST REGARDS
CAPT. JAMES C. RICHARD
UNITED NATIONS, REPRESENTATIVE
IN REPUBLIC DU BENIN.

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