419 scam: "ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK $Foreign Operation Dept$" <info.departmoffice@gmail.com> 21-02-2011 /Package in USA McCall Municipal Airport.

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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)
- "stamp duty" (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. )
- "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. )
- "mtcn" (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. )
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "interl.departm2@msn.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.
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.

Fraud email example:

From: "ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK $Foreign Operation Dept$" <info.departmoffice@gmail.com>
Reply-To: interl.departm2@msn.com
Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2011 09:35:45 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: 21-02-2011 /Package in USA McCall Municipal Airport.

Attention Please,

This is to notify all of our customers concerning all the payment of ATM card that are left in custody of the dhl delivery, I am sorry to say that your Package is right in McCall Municipal Airport. And the custom office there at the McCall Municipal Airport demand the sender will have to provide stamp duty/Clearance cetificate and i have already call them and they requested that the receive have to provide stamp duty/Clearance cetificate from benin republic and this will cost you the sum of $39. and you have to contact the custom there in McCall Municipal Airport, and they requested your full informations and your direct telephone number and you are advice to send the requested fee, via western union only with the below Information:-

Senders Name:------------
Receiver's Name:- Ikechi N. Enwereuzor
Destination:- BENIN REPUBLIC- COTONOU
Text Question:- Stamp
Text Answer:- Duty
Amount Expecting:- $39 Usd USD only.
Mtcn:.--------------

As soon as you send the money today, please you have to call me or you email me the MTCN, so that i can rush to our custom government office to get the custom allowance.and also the custom has also promise that as soon as they receive the document today, they must release it. so you have to let me know your readiness in sending this money today.

Note: your Package is right at the McCall Municipal Airport custom office. without you dont clear your package this morning and today, looseing your Atm card is at risk. again you have to understand that as soon as you send this money, you are not going to send any more money again till your Atm card get to your destination address. Please you have only 5hours to send the requested fee for the final releasement of your Atm card. Please try to comply now so that we can get things done without any further delay and get every documents by today and you will receive your Atm card in the next 4hours counting from the time we receive the money.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Thank you!,

Yours ,

Remain Bless in the lord,
Mr. Peter Williams
Email: interl.departm2@msn.com
Director Fund Recovery Atm Payment Department
Ecowas Subregion Benin Rep

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