419 scam: atm payment <a.paymeny1@msn.com> CONTACT THE BANK OFFICE FOR YOUR US$850,000,00 DOLLARS INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- bankafrica@laposte.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: atm payment <a.paymeny1@msn.com>
Reply-To: atmpayment91@ymail.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2012 17:33:01 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE BANK OFFICE FOR YOUR US$850,000,00 DOLLARS INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

Dear Customer,

We wish to inform you that african's president led by our president Mr .Blaise compaore because of fraud going on in West Africa were an innocent creditors were ask to pay charges before they will receive their money own to them by african countries.we receive your files from I.M.F.

Due to the delay on getting this Fund to you ,I have taking your payment file to Bank africa du faso (BOA) to make a direct deposit ,the Bank has offers the choice of a standard ATM CARD,it can be used at any Automated teller machine (ATM) to obtain cash, make deposits,or transfer funds Transactions at ATM machines are limited to three (3) times per day, totaling no more than $10,000 This arrangement will take two business days for you to confirm the ATM CARD and start retrieving $10,000 par day from your ATM CARD in any Automated teller machine.

Untill you receive your total fund of $850,OOO,OO United State Dollars.I am working on the both sides now and I need a clearance from Burkina Faso so that the bank will send you the ATM CARD and you need forwarded the necessary thing to them,

The below information is needed.

FULL NAME OF BENEFICIARY.......................................................

ADDRESS.....................................................................................

COUNTRY...................................

OCCUPATION..................

SEX...... ....................................

DATE OF BIRTH...........................

NEXT OF KIN.............................

TELEPHONE.................................

EMAIL......................................

ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION................ ...........

This is the officer in charge of your payment,contact them through this email adress at (bankafrica@laposte.net)

Thanks in advance of your understanding and Co-operation.

REGARDS

Mr.Dan Mousa

FORIGN OPERATION MANAGER

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