419 scam: "PAUL MUILLER"<benniethompson@qatar.io> Contact Me Urgently

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "swift card payment center" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- intermonerydepartment@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL MUILLER" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <intermonerydepartment@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:48:30 -0800
Subject: Contact Me Urgently

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTER
ORGANIZATION OF THE UN REGIONAL
OFFICE FOR AFRICA
Maxwell Road, P.O. Box 1628, Accra.

DEAR BENEFICIARY,

WE ARE HEREBY DIRECTED TO PAY YOU,YOUR "COMPENSATION FUNDS" OF
$20,000,000.00 USD, THROUGH ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD
PAYMENT CENTER, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM MASTER 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 UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU WILL LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING OUR ATM CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW.

1.YOUR FULL NAME

2. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL LIKE IT TO BE SENT.

3. PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER

4. YOUR AGE.

5. OCCUPATION / POSITION.

6. ATTACHED / SCANNED COPY OF ANY IDENTIFICATION OF YOURS.

HOWEVER, CONTACT THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT,Mr JOHNNY ROLAND,
THE DIRECTOR WHO IS IN POSITION AND IN CHARGE TO RELEASE YOUR ATM MASTER
CARD. Mr JOHNNY ROLAND DIRECTOR, ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT,OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC GHANA.

NAME: MR JOHNNY ROLAND
PHONE:+233540793227
EMAIL:intermonerydepartment@hotmail.com

THE ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT CENTER ( DIRECTOR) HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE
OUT $20,000,000.00. AND YOU

HEREBY ADVISED TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANOTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES
IN PROCESSING AND RECEIVING
YOUR PAYMENT.

"NOTE", THAT YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY $250.50 FOR
HANDLING,ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCESSING CHARGES.

ALSO NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-867) SO YOU
HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM MASTER CARD CENTER BY
USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT TO
YOUR ATM MASTER CARD.

UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTER
ORGANIZATION OF THE UN REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA
Address: Maxwell Road, P.O. Box 1628, Accra.

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