419 scam: Ben Diawara <alxxxxx018@gmail.com> Instruction to release your fund via ATM payment system

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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:
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
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.
- wnnnnn01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ben Diawara <alxxxxx018@gmail.com>
Reply-To: alxxxxx015@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:09:26 +0000
Subject: Instruction to release your fund via ATM payment system

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UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA(UBA)
169 BOULEVARD DU 13 DONVIER
OUAGA,BURKINA FASO

Attn:Honourable beneficiary,

Dear Sir,

Be informed that we have arranged your payment through the Automated Teller
Machine (ATM) Payment System,that is the latest Instruction after the
United Bank for Africa(UBA) meeting held on Thursday with the
International Monetary Fund(IMF).

Since the IMF completed the merger and acquisition process of all pending
payments, it was resolved and agreed upon that all unclaimed funds would be
released through the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Payment System.

This Card centert will send you an ATM Visa Card worth of $3.6M which you
will use to withdraw your money in any ATM Machine in any part of the
world.The delivery process of your ATM Visa Card shall be concluded as soon
as you have contacted the the ATM Payment center as written below:

Contact Person: Mr.Mark Wadada
Officer in Charge ( Protocols, Handling and Delivery )
ATM Payment Center,United Bank for Africa(UBA),
Phone:00226 76 168 413
Email: *wnnnnn01@gmail.com <wnnnnn01@gmail.com>*

So,if you like to receive your fund this way please let us know by
contacting the The ATM payment center and make sure you reconfirm the
following information to them in order to proceed immediately:

1. Full Names: ----------------------------
2. Home Address: -----------------------
3.City:----------------------------------------
4.Country: ---------------------------------
5. Phone Number: ----------------------
6. Occupation: ---------------------------
7. Age: -------------------------------------

The ATM payment center has been mandated to issue out to you an ATM Card
value of $3,600, 000, 00.You are advised to stop further communication with
any other person(s) to avoid any hitches in receiving your ATM Payment.

Yours Faithfuly,
Ben Diawara
Director,Foreign Remittance department(UBA)

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