419 scam: "Mrs.Mariam Baiye" <info.officeatm7@voila.fr> Your Payment Notification.

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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)
- "atm card department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Mariam Baiye" <info.officeatm7@voila.fr>
Reply-To: atmpayment@kimo.com
Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 04:02:10 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Your Payment Notification.

International Monetary Fund (IMF)Investigation Bureau,700 19th Street, N.W,Washington, D.C. 20431 USA
Attn Beneficiary,
Under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) investigation bureau Washington, DC in conjunction with Swiss National Bank Switzerland also some other relevant Investigation Agencies of United Nation office here in Switzerland have recently been informed through our Global intelligence monitoring network that you are presently having transaction going on with Banks in Africa, we have verified your contact inheritance file presently on our desk, and we found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contact /inheritance payment. Secondly, After the board meeting held at our headquarters, we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem, we have arranged your payment through our Swiss National Bank Switzerland containing the sum of Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($4,800,000.00USD) will be issued in your Favor.We have
negotiated with the Federal Ministry of Finance Burkina Faso has instructed Bank of Africa to go ahead to release your money has regards to your payment which was fully endorsed in your family name and your contact that was include e.t.c.
Now we have arranged your payment through Atm Card department which you will use to withdraw your money in any Atm machine in your country or any part of the world, but the maximum you can withdraw is (US$5000) per day this is what the Banking Instructions Stated. So if you like to receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting Atm Card department centre for the release your Atm Card to you.
Kindly reconfirm to the bank the following*Your Full Name: (No Abbreviation Please)*Current Residential Address:*Direct Contact Telephone Number:*Your age and occupation status:
Kindly contact the Atm Payment Department-Contact person: Mr. Hinson DavidDirector ATM Payment Department
You are further advised to STOP further contact with any offices or agency related on your transactions and in your best interest and then contact immediately.
Best Regards,Mrs.Mariam BaiyePayment OfficerSwiss National Bank B?senstrasse 15P. O. BoxCH - 8022 ZurichSwitzerland

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