419 scam: "FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)"<paul@biz-station.net> PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2013

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- edward_harunacmp11@yahoo.com.tr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edward_harunacmp12@yahoo.com.tr>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 06:16:16 -0500
Subject: PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2013

HEAD OFFICE STALLION PLAZA
FOREIGN PAYMENT COMMITTE (FPC)
OPENING HOURS: 09:00 to 16:00, MONDAY TO FRIDAY,
PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD 2013

NOTIFICATION OF IMMEDIATE DELIVERY OF YOUR INTEREST FUNDS VIA ATM PREPARED CARD

ATTN: Honourable Beneficiary

Re-Immediate Payment of US$2.182.Million Dollars of Your Inheritance Funds.

This is to inform you that the Presidency has stepped into the payment of your inheritance

funds with the Federal Government of Turkey due to the complain you the beneficiary's make

to United Nations and World Bank to sanction the Government not to have any other business

relationship with any country till we settle all our outstanding debts own to you foreign

contractor’s.

A meeting was held at the World Bank in Switzerland regards to this sanction from the UN

and World Bank for the settlement of this debts own to you contractor’s, I wish to inform

you that an ATM MASTER CARD worth of US$2.182.Million Dollars only has been issued in your

favor.

You are to come down here in ANKARA for the collection of this ATM MASTER CARD. But

alternatively if you can not make the trip here in TURKEY for the collection of this ATM

CARD with a genuine reason, you are to bear the cost US$105.00 (One Hundred and Five United

States Dollars Only) for the dispatchment fee.

Below is the tracking number you can track from DHL website to confirm one beneficiary like

you who have received his payment successfully.

Name :BREMINGER JAMES
DHL Tracking Number: 5380390816 ( www.DHL.com)

In furtherance to the above mentioned, you are hereby advice to
furnish us with the bellow listed information to enable us carry the
payment procedures. In which upon the receipt of (ATM CARD), you will
insert it with your bank instrument and make withdrawal of your funds
as programmed.

.(1) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:
(2) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:
(3) YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY:

Note that your corporation towards this matter will help us a lot in regaining back our

position with the World Bank and be advise to stop any further contact with any office that

is previously handling your payment they are not in position again to handle your funds in

other not to jeopardize your effort of receiving this funds.

Urgent response to this mail will enable us dispatch your ATM Payment
prepared Card for onward claim. Accept our congratulation in advance

Thanks for your co-operation.
Respectively
Mr.Edward Haruna
Director (RHB and ATM)
Minister, Federal Ministry of Finance
Email: edward_harunacmp11@yahoo.com.tr

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