419 scam: "CITIBANK ATM PAYMENT UNIT."<Rrusso@garrahan.gov.ar> .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:
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "CITIBANK ATM PAYMENT UNIT." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bschultes@protectam.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2015 02:06:17 -1200
Subject: .YOUR ATM CARD.

Attn: Client,

This notice is to inform you that you are among the list of Beneficiaries to be paid via (IMF) International Monetary Fund Compensation Unit and very surprising this morning, one Mr.Terry Allan by name, called our office today regarding your payment claiming to be your relation and want your ATM card release to him, It is very surprising because we are yet to notify you officially and how come you are instructing someone to claim it on your behalf. Before we proceed on releasing the ATM card and its details to him, we want to be sure that you authorize him to avoid dealing with wrong person.

Your personal identification number as started ATM4102. The ATM CARD value US$5,800,000 ONLY( Five Million Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars Only).

On this account, you are advice to put it in writing to prove that Mr.Terry Allan is your next of kin and you have authorized him to receive your ATM CARD on your behalf, is right so he can proceed on claim options.

Once this is done, then we can go ahead to release your ATM CARD and its information to Mr Allen Terry and get it delivered to the address he had provided

Mr Allen Terry
136 S. Virgil avenue #202 Los Angeles California 90004 Usa

I wait for your immediate response OK.
Regards,
MS JESSICA WEST

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