419 scam: MR ROBINSON LAZAK <atm.cardepart@rediffmail.com> CONTACT ATM CONSULTANT OFFICE FOR YOUR 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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "security keeping fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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.
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.
- +22998579279 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ROBINSON LAZAK <atm.cardepart@rediffmail.com>
Reply-To: info@atmvisacardpaymentcenter.pl.tf
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:30:35 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ATM CONSULTANT OFFICE FOR YOUR ATM CARD

Dear Friend,

I have been planning on how to get things being in order to you,
regarding your
inheretance Fund. Right now every thing has been put in order and i
want to let
you know that I have finalized with the bank manager to credit your
($900,000.00USD into ATM VISA CARD, which he has done already.

I turn the bank draft to ATM Card because it want to expire and if it expires
the whole money will go into Federal Government treasury account in my
country,which i don't want it to be so, because it is your belongs.

I have paid the activation fee and the delivery fee of your ATM VISA CARD but
the security company did not allow to collect their official keeping
fee saying
that they don't know when you will contact them for your ATM VISA CARD.So the
only fee you will send to them any time you contact them is only their
official
security keeping fee which counts 25USD per day.

Now I want you to contact the ATM card counsultant office with the following
information;

Your full Name---------------------------------
Your home /office address----------------------
Your mobile Phone----------------------

These ATM CARD CONSULTATNT OFFICE are the people i hand over the delivery of
this your ATM CARD to, due to that i traveled out of my country to
come back in
the middle of September 2013.If you contact them with your information and the
security company official keeping fee they will pay them and get your ATM CARD
delivered to you through DHL because i have alreday paid DHL for the delivery
cost already.

Like I stated earlier,the delivery charges and activation fee has been
paid but
I did not pay their official keeping fees because they refused. They
refused,because they don't know when you are going to contact them due to
demurrage increased day by day. They told me that their keeping fees is $25USD
per day,while I deposited it this week Monday.

Below is the Contact Information of the ATM office,

Contact Person: Mr.David Ali
Office Email:( info@atmvisacardpaymentcenter.pl.tf )
Phone number: +229-9857 9279

Contact them today to avoid increase of their keeping fees and let me
know once
you receive your ATM Visa card. Thanks and remain bless

Best Regards.
Mr Robinson Lazak

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