419 scam: "Mrs. Rose McHarry." <paolo.gil@alice.it> RE:NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR ATM CARD PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE<br> IMMEDIATELY.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "security keeping fee" (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. )
- "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "atmpaymentdepart@foxmail.com" (this email address looks like addresses used in "ATM SWIFT card" scams)
- "atmpaymentdepart@foxmail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose McHarry." <paolo.gil@alice.it>
Reply-To: atmpaymentdepart@foxmail.com
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:42:01 +0100
Subject: RE:NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR ATM CARD PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE
IMMEDIATELY.

Dear Friend

How are you today? You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have
been having series of meeting for the past 5 months which ended 2 days ago with
the secretary to the African Union. I am Mrs. Rose McHarry. of AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION the ECOWAS DISTRICT OFFICER. Please note that this email is to all
the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the AFRICAN UNION
COMMISSION have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US ($950,000.00)Each,
This includes every foreign contractors that may have not received their
contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction and
international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you in respect
to your fund which is in ATM CARD and we notice from the file that you could not
receive it due to some problems, You are advised to contact our paying center as
they are our representative in Republic Of Benin, contact them immediately for
your compensation fund of USD $950,000.00 This funds are in ATM CREDIT CARD for
security purpose, so they will send it to you and you can make withdrawal with
it from any bank of your choice in your country or in any country of the world.

Therefore, you should send to Mr. James Ronald. your full Name, your direct
telephone number and your correct Postal Address where you want them to send you
this your Card, note that everything has been taken care of except for the
security keeping fee since we did not know when you will be coming for this that
was why so get in contact with Mr James and get everything resolve for your Card
to be send to you immediately.

Contact Mr. James Ronald. immediately to receive your compensation funds
without any further delay, with the listed contact
information.

Mr. James Ronald.
Financial Director
No 1/6 wuse st Akpapa Segbeya, Republic Du Benin
Email: < atmpaymentdepart@foxmail.com >

We will request you to get back to this office as soon as you have received and
confirmed your payment in your bank. Making the world a better place for all is
our duty and have a blessed day as we wait for your reply.

Best Regards.
Mrs. Rose McHarry.
(For African Union Commission).
PO Box 3243. Addis-Ababa , Ethiopia.

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