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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Alex Wung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <AlexWung@accountant.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:15:45 -0000
Subject: Union Pay{ATM Compensation Payment Notification}

Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd
19th Floor, Plaza IBM
No. 8, First Avenue,
Persiaran Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
 
 
           Union Pay{ATM Compensation Payment Notification}
 
 
Attention Dear Beneficiary,
 
 
This is to inform you that the Malaysian Union Pay settlement Committee and the ATM International  Inc. wishes to congratulate  you
on the successful emergence in our ongoing fund remittance promo of all ATM card users around the globe. This scheme was initiated
by the MUP and the ATM Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the sustainable 2012 poverty alleviation
scheme. In regards to this, we wish to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at  (US$1.800.000.00) One million and
eight hundred thousand United States dollars has been authorized to be released to you through  our corresponding financial
institution in Malaysia.
 
 
BENEFICIARY SELECTION PROCESS
No tickets were sold out. Your email was one of the lucky emails/ATM Card users selected RANDOMLY via E-wheel Computer Ballot System
drawn from over 200,000 companies and 300,000 individual email/ATM card users, from all  over the world during the ATM Online EMAIL
selection draw.
In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this payment via our swift card payment centers, which is the latest technology
powered by the MUP/ATM Inc.This World Union Pay card will be uploaded with your fund and couriered to your location via speed post
and a tracking number issued to you to enable you track your parcel till it gets to its final destination. This card can be used in
any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting our ATM
Center Manager with the requested information as listed below to the follow office via email.
 
 
Union Pay Malaysia Sdn Bhd
19th Floor, Plaza IBM
No. 8, First Avenue,
Persiaran Bandar Utama
47800 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Telephone:+60132807352
Email:AlexWung@accountant.com
Contact Person: Mr.Alex Wung
 
 
Required information:
1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Us to Send the ATM Card
4. Your Age and Current Occupation
5. Country
 
 
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-3714) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our ATM center Manager for more details.
 
 
We Wait For Your Expedite Response.
 
 
Yours in Service,
Mrs.Tracy Lou

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