419 scam: "Daniel McMullen (Fbi Special Agent in Charge)" <clarccharles@yahoo.com> CALL +22966953733 ATM CARD CENTER

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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:
- "contact the atm card center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "western union" (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. )
- "money gram" (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. )
- "mtcn" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "atmcardcenter@tech-center.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmcardcenter@tech-center.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22966953733 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel McMullen (Fbi Special Agent in Charge)" <clarccharles@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: atmcardcenter@tech-center.com
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:16:35 +0800
Subject: CALL +22966953733 ATM CARD CENTER

Anti-Terrorist and Monitory Crime Division.
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Daniel McMullen (Special Agent in Charge)

CALL +22966953733 ATM CARD CENTER

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that it has come to our notice and we have
thoroughly investigated with the help of our Intelligence Monitoring Network
System that you are having an illegal Transaction with Impostors. We the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation want you to stop further communication with
any Impostors claiming to be official. During our Investigation, we noticed
that the reason why you have not received your payment is because you have not
fulfilled your Financial Obligation given to you in respect of your
Contract/Inheritance Payment. Therefore, we have contacted the Federal
Ministry of Finance Nigeria on your behalf and they have brought a solution to
your problem by coordinating your payment in total $18,900,000.00(Five Million
Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars).

Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation is involved in this transaction, you
have to be rest assured for this is 100% risk free it is our duty to protect
you. We the Federal Bureau Of Investigation want you to contact the ATM CARD
CENTER via email for their requirements to proceed and procure your Approval
Slip on your behalf which will cost you $264 and note that your Approval Slip
which contains details of the agent who will process your transaction.

CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: MR. PETER E. ANDERSON
Address: 18 Koffi Crescent Apapa Benin
Email: atmcardcenter@tech-center.com
CELL: +22966953733

Do contact MR. PETER E. ANDERSON of the ATM CARD CENTER with your details, and
you full information So your files would be updated after which he will send
the payment information which you'll use in making payment of $264 via Western
Union Money Transfer or Money Gram Transfer for the procurement of your
Approval Slip after which the delivery of your ATM CARD will be effected to
your designated home address without any further delay. We order you get back
to this office after you have contacted the ATM SWIFT CARD CENTER and we do
await your response so we can move on with our Investigation and make sure
your ATM SWIFT CARD gets to you.

RECEIVERS INFORMATION.

RECEIVERS NAME: MARCEL MMELIKA
LOCATION: COTONOU/ BENIN REPUBLIC
QUESTION: HOW LONG?
ANSWER: URGENT
AMOUNT: $264
MTCN NUMBER:
SENDERS NAME:

Thanks and hope to read from you soon.

Daniel McMullen
Special Agent in Charge
Criminal Division
FBI Los Angeles
1000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Phone: (310) 477-67668
E-mail: fbi_director.robert_s_mueller@cyberservices.com

Email: atmcardcenter@tech-center.com
Note: Do disregard any email you get from any impostors or offices claiming to
be in possession of your ATM CARD, you are hereby advice only to be in contact
with MR. PETER E. ANDERSON of the ATM CARD CENTER who is the rightful person
to deal with in regards to your ATM CARD PAYMENT and forward any emails you
get from impostors to this office so we could act upon and commence investigation.
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