419 scam: "ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT" <atmpaymentdept46@yahoo.com.hk> ATMCARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT!

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "atmcardsettlement2010@yahoo.com.hk" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atm822enquiry@live.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.
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.
- +2347064972407
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.
- atmcardsettlement2010@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT" <atmpaymentdept46@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: atmcardsettlement2010@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:44:04 -0200
Subject: ATMCARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT!

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
Abuja NIGERIA
OurRef: FGN /SNT/STB

Date: 09/03/2010.

Urgent Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that (ATM Cash Card Number 62805120033800XXXXX)
hasbeen accredited with your favor.Your Cash Card Personal Identification Number
is 8009XXX.The ATM Card Value is $1,000,000,00 Million USD as part payment for this
fiscal year 2010. Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication
with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your Payment .
You are to provide the below information and email it to the Executive Secretary with
the email as stated below.

We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe,
America,Africa and Asia Pacific; this is part of an instruction/mandate passed
by the Senate in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling. We will
send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any
part of the world and In receipt of the above information, your payment will be approve
and pay to you by ATM CARD.

Contact Person: Prof. Anderson Carl
Email:atmcardsettlement2010@yahoo.com.hk
Phone:+234-706-497-2407

Provide underlisted detail to the claim department Prof. Anderson Carl on the email
contact address stated above for the immediate delivery of your fund to your
destination within the next 24hrs.Note that the only fee you are to send to the FedEx
Delivery Service is just $200usd for the delivery.

Full Name:
Delivery Address:
Phone Number:
Country :
Occupation :
Sex:
Age:

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is
(ATM-822) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using
it as your subject.

On behalf of the Board kindly, accept our warmest congratulations Kindest.

Regards.
(Sen. Lawrence Nwaeze)
Director Information Department,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
Email:atm822enquiry@live.com

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