419 scam: ASIA PAYMENT CENTER <worldbankpaymentcenter@ymail.com> Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card 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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "info.imf23@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +66897770679 (Thailand, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ASIA PAYMENT CENTER <worldbankpaymentcenter@ymail.com>
Reply-To: info.imf23@ymail.com
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:16:08 -0600
Subject: Re: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification.

International Monetary Fund,
Public Relations Department
Room 3612, Bangkok City Tower 2,
Bangkok, Thailand 10120

Attention:

This is to officially inform you that we the International Monetary Fund Reconciliation Schemes have choose to verify your
Lottery payment file and found that why you been unable to receive your payment because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your
Lottery payment which this office had the original seal of this agreement with the assigned governmental organization between the involved parties.

Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with the none officials in the bank and all your attempts to secure the release of the fund to you have not been successful for this reasons.
We wish to advice you that such an illegal act like this have to stop if you wish to receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your problem.
We have arranged your payment through our swift card payment centers, which is the latest instruction from International Monetary Fund Reconciliation office.
The card center will send to you an ATM debit card which you will use to withdraw your money 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 Foreign Settlement Center with the requested information as listed below to the follow office via email.

ATM CARD CENTER
109/09 moo 8, Thaparak Rd.
Bangpleeyai,
Bangkok 10540, Thailand.
Officer, Tomwan Chai
Email : info.imf23@ymail.com
Tel : +66897770679

Required information:
1. Full Name
2. Phone and Fax Number
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to (P.O Box Not Acceptable)
4. Your Age and Current Occupation

In the mean time we have been mandated to issue out this payment via this scheme due this fiscal budget year 2012/2013 against the World Financial and Economic crisis.
Also for your information, you have to stop any further communication with any other person (s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your payment.
Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (ATM-3914) so you have to indicate this code when contacting the card center by using it as your subject.

Now contact our Foreign Settlement Center for more details.

We Wait For Your Expedite Response.

Yours in Service,
Mrs. Jane Wong
Public Relations Department
International Monetary Fund

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