419 scam: "Mr. Paul Douglas"<pauldouglas_atmcontact@yahoo.com> RE: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Paul Douglas" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <pauldouglas_atmlink@yahoo.cn>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 13:07:38 -0400
Subject: RE: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

Dear Beneficiary,

RE: UNITED NATIONS COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD

We have been authorized by the governing body of the United Nations and World Bank, to inform you that compensation payment has been approved to be paid to selected individuals whose names and e-mail addresses were chosen through an open E-mail ballot system initiated by the United Nations (World Bank Assisted Programme) as part of it's 2012 sustainable poverty alleviation programme.

Your email address was among those selected, hence you are receiving this message. To ensure every beneficiary is duly compensated, we have negotiated with the Continental Bank Benin SA and your payment totaling $1,500,000 (One Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) will be released to you via a Personal Identification Number (PIN) ATM CARD with a maximum daily withdrawal limit of $5,000, which can be withdrawn from any ATM machine worldwide.

To receive your PIN and ATM card, please contact the Settlement and Custody Director, Nicolle Fizzard stating your

FULL NAME.......................
DATE OF BIRTH...................
TELEPHONE NUMBER................
FAX NUMBER......................
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS...........
NATIONALITY.....................
ADDRESS.........................

Please note that this information is needed to enable the bank update and release your ATM Card to you.

We expect your urgent response to this message to enable us monitor this payment effectively.

Best Regards,
Paul Douglas
Chief Information Technology Officer/
Assistant Secretary-General
United Nations

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