419 scam: ATM MASTER CARD <okwutenwagboma@gmail.com> BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER

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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:
- "insurance fee " (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. )
- "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. )
- "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. )
- "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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "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.)
- "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
- "atmcarddepartmentcenter1@shqiptar.eu" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcarddepartmentcenter1@shqiptar.eu" (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: ATM MASTER CARD <okwutenwagboma@gmail.com>
Reply-To: atmcarddepartmentcenter1@shqiptar.eu
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 09:01:17 +0100
Subject: BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AN INSTRUCTION FROM THE
UNITED NATION BY ORDERS OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC
OF BENIN TO RELEASE YOUR APPROVED PAYMENT OF US $12.8 MILLION DOLLARS
VIA INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO
WITHDRAW YOUR US $12.8 MILLION DOLLARS FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD. I MUST THANK YOU AND ASSURE YOU THAT
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD NUMBER 4628 1234 5678 9010; HAS
BEEN APPROVED AND UPGRADED IN YOUR FAVOUR THIS MORNING.

THE AMOUNT UPGRADED IN THE ATM CARD IS US $12.8 MILLION DOLLARS AND
YOUR SECRET PIN NUMBER IS 1964, PLEASE FIND ATTACH INTERCONTINENTAL
BANK ATM MASTER CARD. RIGHT NOW, INVITATION HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO YOU
TO VISIT INTERCONTINENTAL BANK BENIN REPUBLIC TO COLLECTION OF YOUR
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD AND PIN NUMBER SO THAT YOU CAN
ACTIVATE IT BY YOURSELF AND START WITHDRAWING FUNDS FROM ANY ATM
MACHINE IN YOUR COUNTRY BUT THE AMOUNT YOU CAN WITHDRAW IN A DAY IS
$2.500, AS WE HAVE PROGRAMMED IT. ALTERNATIVELY, IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO
VISIT INTERCONTINENTAL BANK FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN FOR COLLECTION
OF THIS YOUR INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD AND PIN NUMBER,
YOU MUST THEREFORE APPLY FOR THE INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD
AND PIN NUMBER TO BE SENT TO YOU VIA OUR DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE AT
YOUR OWN EXPENSES BY OFFSETTING THE FOLLOWING PAYMENTS SUCH AS;

1) SHIPMENT FEE OF THE INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD TO YOUR
ADDRESS AMOUNTING TO US$25.00.
2) INSURANCE COVERAGE OF THE ATM MASTER CARD AMOUNTING TO USUS$25.00.

BOTH PAYMENTS TOTALING THE SUM OF US$50.00 MUST BE PAID TO ENABLE US
SHIP THE ATM MASTER CARD TO YOUR ADDRESS TO ENABLE YOU START
WITHDRAWING YOUR US$12.8 MILLION DOLLARS FROM ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY
PART OF THE WORLD. THIS INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD MUST BE
INSURED SO THAT IT CAN GET TO YOU WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AND DIVERSION.
THIS IS BECAUSE THIS ATM CARD THAT CAN BE USE TO WITHDRAW FUNDS FROM
ANY ATM MACHINE IN EVERY PART OF THE WORLD. SO, IF YOU CANNOT COME TO
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN FOR COLLECTION OF
YOUR ATM MASTER CARD , YOU MUST THEREFORE KINDLY GO RIGHT NOW AND SEND
THIS SHIPMENT AND INSURANCE FEE OF US$50.00 VIA WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER WITH THE DETAILS BELOW;

RECEIVER'S NAME:////////////////////// NWA ERIC
RECEIVER'S ADDRESS://///////////////COTONOU
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN
TEXT QUESTION://///////////////// WHEN
TEXT ANSWER: ///////////////////NOW
AMOUNT ///////////////////////$50
MTCN...........................?
SENDER NAME..................?
SENDER COUNTRY...............?

AS SOON AS THE FEE IS RECEIVED, WE SHALL IMMEDIATELY DISPATCH THE
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK ATM MASTER CARD TO YOU AND IT WILL TAKE ONLY 2
DAYS TO ARRIVE TO YOUR ADDRESS TO ENABLE YOU START WITHDRAWING FUNDS
THAT SAME DAY FROM ANY ATM MACHINE NEAREST TO YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR
UNDERSTANDING AND WAITING FOR YOUR QUICK REPLY AND THE PAYMENT
INFORMATION.
YOURS IN SERVICE.
MR.DR.WILLIAM AKABIKE ROBERT
ATM MANAGER,Dept.INTERCONTINENTAL Bank Cotonou, Benin Republic.
Phone: + 229 67870847
Fax: + 229 65603085.
Email : ( atmcarddepartmentcenter1@shqiptar.eu )
======================================
CALL MY DIRECT LINE + 229-65603085
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK BENIN REPUBLIC
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