419 scam: Director Foreign Remittance Department <mr.michaelwilliams22@outlook.com> Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit 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:

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:
- "western union" (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. )
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- mr.michaelwilliams@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Director Foreign Remittance Department <mr.michaelwilliams22@outlook.com>
Reply-To: mr.michaelwilliams@financier.com
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:47:32 -0400
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

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Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card

We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay
you, your over due Winning Prize/inheritance fund which you could not
complete the process of the released of your transfer pin code through the
Digitized Payment System. We have decided to pay your funds through (ATM
Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was initiated/constituted by
the World Bank, United Nation and Paris Club, due to fraudulent activities
going on within the world.

The World Bank, United Nations and Paris Club introduced this payment
arrangement as to enable our Contract Prize,inheritance beneficiary to
receive their fund without any interference. the ATM Master Express

Credit Card was contracted and powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

The ATM MASTER EXPRESS CARD is credited with the sum of$3,500.000.00
USD(Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars), it is
already
loaded in the Master Card which you can use to access your fund in any ATM
Stand/location worldwide and remember that the maximum withdrawal daily
limit is Ten Thousand United States Dollars(US$10,000.00)we have concluded
delivery arrangement with the below courier services companies and their
delivery time is stated below.

UPS=48hrs/$199
FedEx=72hrs/$234
DHL=4days/$210
PACE EXPRESS CARGO / $190

here is the information to send the fee you will choose through western
union.
RECEIVERS NAME: MICHAEL WILLIAMS
COUNTRY: cÃ´te d'Ivoire
CITY : Abdjan
TEXT QUESTION WHEN
ANSWER TODAY

Kindly provide me with the below details in your response to this email and
let me know which courier company you would want us to use for the shipment
of your ATM Card to you.

1. Valid Delivery Address:
2.Your country.
2. Full Names:
3. Phone Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age:
6. Sex:

Understand that you will be liable for the delivery fee of your ATM Master
Express Card to you with any of the

above courier company.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,
Mr.Machael Williams
Director Foreign Remittance Department
Standard Crest Bank ( London Uk )
Email:mr.michaelwilliams@financier.com

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