419 scam: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL BANK <officefile---45124@att.net> The Agent has arrived in MCCALL-CITY this Morning.

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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)
- "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. )
- "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)
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "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 <officefile---45124@att.net>
Reply-To: interl.departm2@msn.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 04:18:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: The Agent has arrived in MCCALL-CITY this Morning.

ATTN Please!

This is to bring to your notice that, I have paid the courier charges
and the delivery of your ATM CARD.I paid it because the ATM CARD worth
$1.200.000.00 USD has less three weeks and four days to expire and when
it expires the money will go into Government reserve. With that I
decided to help you pay the money so that the ATM CARD will not expire,
because I know when you get your ATM CARD definitely you

must compensate me. Please now you have to notice that your Atm card is right now at Usa.

Now your ATM CARD has been deposited with fedex Courier Company for
delievry so i want you to contact us back with your Full Contact
informations so that they can deliver your ATM CARD to your designated
address without any delay. Like i stated earlier, The delivery charges
has been paid but i did not pay their official keeping fees since they
refused...Reasons for their refusal is because they do not know when you
are going to contact them. They told me that their keeping fee is $15
per day. Please note that we receive call from the agent this morning
and he said that the custom has holdup your package there in USA Mcall
city, again and the requested for Certificate of Clearance.

Contact Today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me know
once you receive your ATM CARD. The addition fees was caculated US$36.00
today,and note that fail to do so today another $15 will be adding by
tomorrow and bear it in your mind that the addition $15 must be
continusly adding every blessed day. Here is the information you can use
send the US$36.00 today. You are advice to send the money with the
below details, Furthermore remember the Agent delivering the package
does not know the content of that of the package So act on your party by
sending the US$36.00 (US$) via western union or money gram only with
the below details:

1. Receiver Name===== Ikechi N. Enwereuzor

2. City/Country=====Cotonou - Benin Republic.

3. Question=====Who?

4. Answer=====Ikechi

5. Amount=====US$36.00

6.MTCN=====

7.Sender's Name=====

Waiting to hear from you as soon as you received this mail

Forward the MTCN, Q and A to this email : ( interl.departm2@msn.com)
to enable us issue the transfer to your position accordingly. So that
the delivery agent will deliver your atm package to you by today without
any further delay again. Please try all you can to send this fee today
and call the agent today. AGENT NAME: Paul George. Tele: +1
206-426-6305. Fax: +1 206-426-6017. Please note that as soon as you can
send this fee today, Please do call them and forward us the
informations, so that we can receive the fee by today and you will
receive your Atm card by today without any further delay again. Please
note that this will be the final payment that you will send to receive
your Atm card.

Waiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks and we remain the Financial Bank Customer care promising to serve you better.

Regard

Mr. Williams Peter.

The Director of Atm payment department financial bank Benin Republic.

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