419 scam: "Union Bank Plc"<foreignopunionbank@yahoo.co.jp> YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY INSTRUCTION

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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. )
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- +2347064331474 (Nigeria, 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.
- foreignopunionbank@rocketmail.com (Rocketmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Union Bank Plc" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2011 16:42:20 +1100
Subject: YOUR ATM CARD DELIVERY INSTRUCTION

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to congratulate you for scaling through the hurdles of screening by the board of directors of the Ministry of Finance for your payment and to inform you that your ATM card is ready for delivery to your doorstep. Your payment file was approved and the instruction was given to us to release your payment. The first batch of your ATM card which is US$250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars) has been approved for delivery pending compliance.

Your card will be delivered to your forwarding address via UPS or FedEx. Below are some list of tracking numbers ATM card receivers who had complied with our sending instruction. You can track them (www.ups.com) to confirm.

JOHNNY ALMANTE tracking 1Z2X59394198080570

GARY METZGER ==========1Z2X59394195952759

GLEN PAPANIKAS ==============1Z2X59394198690947

Be informed that you are not required to pay any fee besides $70 for delivery of the ATM card to your doorstep. That is the directive issued by the Ministry of Finance to avoid unnecessary delay and extortion by government officials. However, you have only three working days to comply with the directive for the delivering of your card after which, delay will attract cancelation of payment.

You are also required to send your receivers address to avoid delivery of package to wrong address. Below is the information required to send the delivery fee vie western union transfer or money gram

Receivers Name: Elue Onoh

Receivers Address: Nigeria

Test Question: Urgent

Test Answer: Message

Upon receipt of the delivery fee, we will proceed with delivery of the ATM card to your receiving address. Do not fail to send the address for the receipt of the package.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Nicholas Benson

Foreign Operation Dept,

UNION BANK PLC.

Email: foreignopunionbank@rocketmail.com

CALL ME +2347064331474

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