419 scam: "Welcome to Atm Card Payment Center." <officefill1@yahoo.com.ph> (no subject)

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "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.
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.
- +22998366 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- dhlcouriercompnay@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Welcome to Atm Card Payment Center." <officefill1@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: dhlcouriercompnay@rocketmail.com
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 03:19:00 +0800 (SGT)
Subject:

From The Desk of
Dr Basil Adam.
plot.6. block 8. no 16 shopping
moveing. p.o.box 1120 .cotonou Benin Rep Africa
Tele phone.229.993.334.92.
Email;;;;basil.adam@ymail.com
International Settlement Dept.
DIAMOND BANK PLC
Attention: Beneficiary
CONGRATULATION
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract / inheritance file presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract / inheritance payment.Secondly, you are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately. After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, and as you may know, we have arranged your fund $4.920.000.00 milliom. we informed you that we have proceeded for the issuance arrangements of the ATM Swift card, in accordance with the provision act of decree 114 of the 1999 constitution, and considering the fact that your payment verification and confirmations corresponds with the one in our Office file, therefore, we
proceeds and have finalized every arrangements in respect of the ATM Card.

It is our pleasure to inform you that ATM Card Number; 2222 1111 0000 5555 has been approved and upgraded in your favor this morning. Your Secret PIN Number is 5179. The ATM Card Value is US$4.920.000.00.USDM FOUR MILLION NINE HUNDRED AND TWNTY THOUSAND DOLLARS Only to the ATM CARD. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of $60,000.00Usd is permitted on withdrawal per day. We are duly inter-switched until your fund is completed withdrawal by you; therefore you can make withdrawal in any location of ATM Center and cash point of your choice.
We have concluded delivery arrangement with Federal Government Delivery Services DHL COURIER COMPNAY, and we were made to understand that the ATM Card will be fully insured by Nicon Insurance Corporation. So in view of this development, you are requested to immediately offset the delivery and insurance charges of $180.00USD by MONEY GRAM Money Transfer through the DHL COURIER COMPNAY given payment instruction as follows; Note that you will be able to make the paymen so that your ATM CARD will be shifted from this coountry to your door step. please Note that it will be 3DAYS before it reach at your home address. Thank You

HERE IS THE DHL COURIER COMPNAY GIVEN MONEY GRAM PAYMENT INSTRUCTION AS FOLLOWS FOR INSURANCE CHARGE.
Receiver::::::::::: Mr. Ogugua Peter Ezeudu?
Country ::::::::::: Benin Republic?
City:::::::::::::::::::::Cotonou?
Amount::::::::::::: $180.00USD?
Text Question.::::: Who Is Our Creator ?
Answer :::::::::::: God.?
SENDER :::::::::::: NAME?
MTCN:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Send the MTCN Number to this office for further action. Be informed that delivery will be made to your address ,within 3DAYS after our confirmation of this payment for insurance and delivery.And note that your valid ID card must be presented to the dispatchers before release will be done. Attached herein is the copy of the ATM Card ,and also the documents that was issued on your favor. Awaiting your urgent compliance to our instruction Thanks for expecting your call. and your update .Note That Because Of Impostors, We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct, Which Is (ATM-411) So You Have To Indicate This Code Any Time You Contacting Us in This Card Center By Using It As Your Subject.
Quickly get back to me for more advice.
Thanks for Your Co-operation.
DR Basil.Adam.
ATM Master Card Delivering Department.
(DIAMOND BANK PLC.OF AFRICA) Benin Republic.
Telephone: +229 983-66.301
Email (dhlcouriercompnay@rocketmail.com)

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