419 scam: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <deskofficiall@sify.com> Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982**

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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. )
- "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. )
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "interl.departm2@msn.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.
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.
- +22966022854 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <deskofficiall@sify.com>
Reply-To: interl.departm2@msn.com
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:28:04 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982**

Attention Please.

***Your ATM CARD Delivery Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982***

We were authorized by the newly
appointed United Nation Secretary General, and the Governing body of the
United Nations Debt Reconciliation 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 Government regulatory organs in Benin Republic who are trying to
divert your funds into their private accounts.

However, our reason for contacting
you on this day is to inform you that your ATM CARD was dispatched
through United Postal Service (UPS) but at the point of dispatch on the
7th of Nov, 2011, one Mr. Clyde Stewart contacted our Head Office in
Benin Republic that he is your representative and that you gave him due
authorization to receive the package on your behalf and he presented an
Affidavit to our Office claiming to be Approved by the High Court of
Benin Republic and duly signed by you.

We sent you series of emails in
this regards but you did not respond back to us; However, in the course
of our routine scrutinization into our Dispatch Alert, we discovered
that the document presented to us by Mr. Clyde Stewart was not approved
by the High Court of Nigeria and we discovered that Mr. Clyde Stewart
was an impostor trying to claim your parcel which has been delivered to
our Legal Department in New Jersey USA.

For our information, the parcel
has been Delivered at Butler New Jersey (NJ) and was scheduled for
Austin, Texas. To verify this notification, go to www.ups.com and insert
the tracking number below to view delivery status.

www.ups.com

Your Tracking Number: 1ZA67T571304485982

Thus, you are advised to contact
the UPS Courier Dispatch Head in Benin Republic with the information
below; to enable them re-schedule the delivery of your ATM Card to your
home address and also ensure that you keep the new Tracking Information
very discreet to avoid any further obstruction;

Dr. (Mr.) Williams Peter

Chief Protocol Officer, Dispatch Unit/ Atm Payment Department Director.

Email: interl.departm2@msn.com

Direct Telephone line: +229-66022854

As soon as you establish a contact
with him, ensure that you provide your present address as below to the
contact in other for the Officer to effect the

change and Re-direct the parcel to your home address.

FULL NAME:___

ADDRESS:____

PHONE NUMBER:____

We expect your urgent attention to
this email to enable us monitor this payment effectively. Inline with
the mode of operation of the United Postal Service (UPS), you shall be
required to pay the sum of $42(Only) You would make the payment of $40
within 1hr time through western union money transfer or money gram
with the below details.

Receiver Name:_________Jona Uzoma Simple

Country:________Benin Republic

City:_________Cotonou

City Code:_______00229

Test Question:______Who is our savior?

Answer:________The Lord Jesus

MTCN Number:_________

Amount____$42

Please note that as soon as this
fee is sent, Please do Send the payment details to us so that we can
rechange the direction of your package to your destination address by
today.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Sincerely yours,

Mr. Wilfred Proper/Dr. (Mr.) Williams Peter

UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTER,

NEW YORK. USA

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