419 scam: "Mr. Fred Chung"<training@vanuatu.com.vu> Union Pay/ATM Compensation 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:

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:
- "million 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)
- "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- citic_bk@126.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Fred Chung" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <infoglobe14@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 02:10:43 +0800
Subject: Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification

Shanghai Golden Tower
545 Wonglin Road Pudong
Shanghai, 200123.China.

Union Pay/ATM Compensation Payment Notification

Attention Dear Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that the China Union Pay settlement Committee and
the ATM International Inc. wish to congratulate you on the successful
emergence in our ongoing fund remittance Award of all ATM card users
around the globe. This scheme was initiated by the C.U.P and the ATM
Inc. to compensate ATM card users and also to help the world in the
sustainable 2013 poverty alleviation scheme. In regards to this, we wish
to inform you that your ATM compensation funds valued at
(US$1,000.000.00) One Million United States dollars has been authorized
to be released to you through our corresponding financial institution in
China.

China Union Pay is a leading operator approved by China's Welfare Center
to develop and operate real-time electronic paperless Award services in
China and around the globe, in accordance with the rules and regulations
set by China's Welfare Center as a result of a joint development effort
by the China Union Pay and the ATM inc to all ATM card users worldwide.

You are hereby requested to contact the office of our remittance officer
Mr. Fred Chung via operational service below and with details giving
below. Confidently send your personal details for immediate procession
of fund.

CHINA CITIC BANK
ATM DEPARTMENT
Email: citic_bk@126.com
Contact Person: Mr. Fred Chung

Required information:

1. Full Name
2. Telephone Number
3. Address Were You Want Them to Send the ATM Card to or by Online wire
transfer payment alternatively,{P.O Box not acceptable}
4. Your Sex and Age
5. Current Occupation
6. Country:

Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of
conduct, which is (ATM-0803) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject. Now contact our
Global ATM center Manager for more details. We Wait For Your Expedite
Response.

Yours in Service,
Mrs.Xiao fang
Announcer

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