419 scam: OFFICE ATM DEPARTMENT <office-----mai9509@att.net> YOUR PAYMENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED(ATM 811) CONTACT OUR ISSUING BANK NOW!

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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)
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
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.
- +22997780547 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: OFFICE ATM DEPARTMENT <office-----mai9509@att.net>
Reply-To: chiaugust2011@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:33:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED(ATM 811) CONTACT OUR ISSUING BANK NOW!

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION
ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT(CBA)
CITI BANK OF AFRICA.
TEL LINE: +229- 97780547
DATE:
15/7/2010.

CARD PAYMENT,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT
WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED
YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN
RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT.SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE
STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE
RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.

WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL
ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE
DECIDED TO BRING A SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED
YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE
LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM THE NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT DR. OSCAR CHRISTOPHER (GFCR)
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.AND EFCC.AS WELL THE INTERPOL AND FBI.

THIS
CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY
IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER DAY.

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAVE BEEN MANDATED YOUR
($4.8 MILLION) OUT AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS YEAR 2011.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.Please make sure you
send this needed info's to the Director General of E-mail ( chiaugust@live.com
)

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL AND EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE
THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY
DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE. PLEASE RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL DATA
AS FOLLOWING:

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS
WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT
OCCUPATION
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU
OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
IT'S ABOUT TO RECIVE YOUR CARD, THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR
SUBJECT.

REGARDS,
DR.CHI AUGUST
DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT(CBA)

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