419 scam: "CAPT. Simon Alex" <hjhjhjhjhj@otenet.gr> CONGRATULATIONS.

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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:
- "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
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.
- +22999641621 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "CAPT. Simon Alex" <hjhjhjhjhj@otenet.gr>
Reply-To: collinslarry@web.tt
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 21:39:17 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS.

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OUR REF: WB/NF/UN/XX099X UNITED NATIONS.
(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL
PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
ADDRESS: NEW YORK, NY 10016, UNITED STATES.
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT

Attention: Honorable Beneficiary,

IRREVOCABLE PAYMENT ORDER VIA ATM CARD

We have actually been authorized by the newly appointed united nation
secretary general, and the governing

body of the UNITED NATIONS monetary unit, to investigate the unnecessary
delay on your payment, recommended

and approved in your favor. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your

payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank
who are Trying to divert your funds

into their private accounts.

To forestall this, security for your funds was organized in the form of
your personal Identification number

(PIN) ATM CARD and this will enable only you to have direct Control over
your funds in the ATM CARD. We will

monitor this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created
by the Officials of the bank.

An irrevocable payment guarantee has been issued by the Presidency,
Federal Republic of Benin on your

Payment. However, we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions, your complete

contract funds has bee credited in your favor through ATM CARD. You are
therefore advice to contact:

Rev Dr Collins Larry
Director ATM Payment Department, UBA Bank of Benin.
EMAIL ADDRESS:collinslarry@web.tt
Direct Telephone lines:+229 99641621

Contact him now for the delivery of your ATM card. As soon as you
establish a contact with him, an ATM card

will be issued to you immediately that you can use to withdraw your
funds in any ATM machine in any part of

the world, but the maximum is Twenty Five Thousand dollars per day. So
if you like to receive your funds

through this means you're advised to contact the ATM card payment center
with the following information as

stated below:

1. PHONES AND FAX NUMBER,
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND YOUR ATM CARD
TO (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
4. DO YOU HAVE ANY EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT (YES OR NO).
5. YOUR FULL NAME.
6. ANNUAL INCOME

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH Rev Dr Collins Larry WITH YOUR CORRECT
AND VALID DETAILS. ALSO BE INFORMED

THAT THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID NOW IS {$6,500.000.00} SIX MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.
We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively thereby making

contact with Rev Dr Collins Larry as directed to avoid further delay.

CONGRATULATIONS.
CAPT. Simon Alex
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK

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