419 scam: "Arezoo Benjamin"<billing@indulhatunk.hu> Attention: {dear legal beneficiary} your ATM is renewed; read detail and comply

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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.
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.
- david.wh71@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Arezoo Benjamin" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atmcentercard11@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:57:21 -0800
Subject: Attention: {dear legal beneficiary} your ATM is renewed; read detail and comply

Attention: {Dear Legal Beneficiary} your ATM is renewed; read detail and comply,

We make an apology for keeping you postponed in completing the delivering of your (ATM CARD) due to your ATM VISA Card' validity has expired on the month of September 2012

We the EUROPEAN UNION board of trustee officially forwarded the Card to SWIFT CARD PAYMENT PACIFIC CENTER here in Turkey , for revitalization, which has finally been renewed

Congratulation!! A valued legitimate ATM VISA MASTER CARD has been dispatched to the Express delivery corporation to take delivery immediately; and according to there shipping schedule’ each day keeping charge cost only US$10; again it is our apologetic that you might have been dealing with wrong people all this days in search of your ATM VISA CARD package, but now it’s my advice to tell you TO suspend communication with anyone else and follow these regulation guidelines underneath.

Reconfirm the below guidelines

1.         Country / Nearest Airport….

2.         Welcome Home Address……

3.         Personal telephone No………

4.         A Copy of Photograph / ID Card ………

5.         A charge of $50, 00 only’ for the [Five days] official keeping settlement….

Contact the delivery company’s office customer care service agent before the charges get more enlarge;

( David White )

E-mail: david.wh71@yahoo.com

phone Tel: +90 533 857 8068

My best regards

office money(Code: 1562)

International Settlement Dept ING BANK plc

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