419 scam: Mariam Baiye <baiye1241@msn.com> Contacted Urgently For Your Family Fund.

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "atmdepartment@post.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- atmdepartment@post.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mariam Baiye <baiye1241@msn.com>
Reply-To: ATMdepartment@post.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 10:54:47 +0000
Subject: Contacted Urgently For Your Family Fund.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Investigation Bureau,
700 19th Street, N.W,
Washington, D.C. 20431 USA

Attn Beneficiary,

Under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) investigation bureau Washington, DC in conjunction with Swiss National Bank Switzerland also some other relevant Investigation Agencies of United Nation office here in Switzerland have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you are presently having transaction going on with Banks in Africa,The Africa Union has instructed Bank of Africa the go ahead to release your family fund to you, Since your contacted was included to the transfer, Burkina Faso has regards to your payment which was fully endorsed in your family name's and your contact that was included .

Having said all this, I further advise you to cooperate with us to make it easier for you to receive your payment; as we are monitoring all the services with you as well as your correspondence at all level with Africa Banks.

Now we have arranged your payment through Swift Card payment center asia pacific this card center will send you Atm Card department which you will use to withdrad your money in any atm machine in your country or any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw is $7.500 per day this is what the Banking Instructions Stated.So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting Atm Card department center for the release your Atm Card to you .

This is the amount you will receive has your families fund worth: US$1,700,000.00 (One Million Seven Hundred United States Dollars.) NOTE: The International Remittance Agency London did the wise thing by insisting on hearing from you personally before they can go ahead by processing your payment by putting foreign exchange allocation and wiring your fund into our Bank. That is why you are been contacted. Instruction order given from Africa Union collaborated with Ecowas state

Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following

1 Your Full Name:
2. Your Current Address:
3. Occupation:
4. Your Telephone numbers and fax:

Kindly contact the atm payment department-

Contact person: Mr. Hinson David
The Director, ATM CARD Department
Email: ATMdepartment@post.com
TEL: +226 6609 0820

Your information is really needed. That was the main reason why they contacted us (IMF) investigation Department also assist in making the investigations. You are further advised to STOP further contact with any offices or agency related on your transactions and in your best interest and then contact immediately through my email address.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Mariam Baiye
Payment Officer
Swiss National Bank
Börsenstrasse 15
P. O. Box
CH - 8022 Zurich
S.W.I.F.T.
Switzerland

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