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"ATM Visa Card Beneficiary Compensation" Lottery Scam

ATM Visa Card Beneficiary Compensation Lottery Scam

Online users who have received email messages like the one below which claim they are beneficiaries of an ATM Visa card loaded with millions of dollars should delete them. This is because the messages are lottery scams being sent by scammers to trick recipients into sending them their personal information. Once the scammers have received the personal information, they will subsequently ask their potential victims to send money in order to claim their so-called Visa card. The scammers will claim the money is for taxes, processing fee, delivery fee, or some other fees. But, if money is sent, the scammers will take it and disappear; leaving their victims broke and depressed.

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A Sample of the "ATM Visa Card Beneficiary Compensation" Lottery Scam

From: UBA Bank alart@notify-ubabank.org
Sent: Sunday, May 7, 2017 3:07 PM
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary Your ATM Card Worth $12.5Million From UBA Bank Plc

Attn: Dear Beneficiary !!

The Email winning draw list has been released and your email was among the lucky ones to earn the total sum of $12.5 Million compensation winning price from the state government of this country!!

You are required to provide either your bank account details for the transfer or your delivery address so that you can receive Our Loaded ATM VISA CARD that worth your winning price!!

Here are the details needed

Your Full Name
Your Current Home or office address
Your Home or Cell Telephone number
Sex
Age
Occupation
other email address
Identity card copy or Number

Also the Visa card has already been upgraded in other for you to be able to withdrawal sum of $5,000.00 per day from it 'until the total sum is withdrawn completely. You are required to sincerely comply so that we can conclude your delivery without further delay, You can only be required to undertake one payment which is for the delivery cost and Clearance sum of $125.00 only!

Congratulations In Advance
Sincerely
Mr. Jack A. Corona
UBA BANK PLC
Tel{ +229-671-33043
Email. :jacklondondesk002@hotmail.com
Fax)00229-68833666

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Sep 26, 2021 at 12:30 PM by
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"GET BACK TO US
9/26/21 12:14 PM
From: Maria Moller

Dear Beneficiary,

I wish to inform you that your email address has been selected to receive the sum of $3,000,000.00 from the United Nation Compensation fund as part of your pending unclaim fund/Donation. Your fund
has been approved Through a Visa atm card that would enable you withdraw $2,000 USD daily plus option of possible bank transfer. Reply immediately for more information

Regards
Maria Moller"

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Feb 12, 2021 at 10:46 AM by
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Another scam:

"From: Customers Care
Sent: Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 20:49:29 GMT
Subject: YOUR $65.850,000.00

Central Bank of Benin
Avenue Jean-Paul II Ganhi, Cotonou
P. O. Box: No. 325 RP, Cotonou Benin Republic
Email: inforbbeninrepublic2020-gmail.com
Website: www.centralbkbenin.com
Tel: 229 90752842
Fax: 229 21 60 00 28


Hello Dear,

Good day, We write to inform you that ATM VISA CARD containing your
winning funds total sum of $65.850,000.00 is now ready for shipping to
your location as we were instructed by the authority, What we need
from you right now is your full mailing address such as below.

(1) Name to Place On your ATM card:.....................
(2) Your Home Address:......................
(3) City:.............Zip Code:...............
(4) State:..............Country:...................
(5) Your Mobile Phone Number:.........................

Please we need those data's right now so that we can register your ATM
card for immediate delivery to your location.

Waiting for your response.

Thanks

Mr. Benedict Degbueyi
Director General
Tel: 229 90752842
Fax: 229 21 60 00 28"

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Jul 13, 2019 at 10:36 AM by
"ATM Visa Card Beneficiary Compensation" Lottery Scam
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"From: Diplomat.Mr.Robert Scotts
Date: Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 7:09 PM
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM FUNDS CREDITED INTO ATM MASTERCARD FUND.

Attention My Dear,

I have finally succeeded in getting your ATM VISA CARD worthy of $10.5 million
dollars out of delivery security room, with the help of Barrister Anthony
Smithy SENIOR ADVOCATE OF BENIN (SAB) Federal Supreme High Court of Benin which
act as your foreign Attorney representative here in Benin so he convince the
authority in your country that your ATM CARD has no link with terrorist or drug
trafficking.

Finally the authority at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
6000 North Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia of United States has agree to
allow the diplomatic agent Jack Robert to leave the airport with your ATM VISA
CARD worth $10.5million dollars in cash, the authority has agreed that Jack
Robert will be leaving the airport as soon as he present the Insurance Coverage
Certificate of your consignment which will be obtain from
Benin republic. However, I will advise you to reconfirm your delivery
information to the Agent Mr.Robert Scotts to avoid wrong delivering.

Your Full Name:
Address:
Age:
Occupation:Retired
Cell/Mobile Number:
A Copy of Your ID for Identification attached

Nearest Airport: as he is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Georgia right now
because of the Searching and Scanning of the package which made him to misplace
your Information.

Contact the diplomatic agent in person with the below information as his
waiting to communicate with you call him on his cell phone (678) 734-2887
enable you give him full direction location without any problem:

Name: Agent Mr.Robert Scotts
Email: Jack-Robert.2016-outlook.com
Cell Phone: (678) 734-2887 (Call or Text Message)

Furthermore remember the Agent Mr.Robert Scotts whom will deliver the package
does not know the content of that consignment box is money because the Attorney
which represented you registered it as a family value to avoid hitch during the
delivery so unknown circumstances should you let him know the content of that
consignment box is $9.5million dollars to avoid lost of your fund as your ATM
VISA CARD was Sign and Stamp by Federal Ministry of Justice to make sure that
it is protected until it gets to you as no authority is allow to open the
consignment box expect you. Also call me as soon as you receive this massage to
discuss on issue of the needed Insurance Coverage Certificate of your
consignment which require some little fee contact me with the below information
so we can discuss on how to obtain the needed Insurance Coverage Certificate
immediately on your behalf:

Regards
Diplomat.Mr.Robert Scotts
Telephone: (678) 734-2887
Your Urgent Response Is Highly Needed Today"

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Jul 5, 2019 at 2:02 PM by
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"From: "William Kauffman"
Date: July 4, 2019 at 3:29:29 PM EDT
Subject: Re-confirm
Reply-To: willmkaufmann-gmail.com

Greetings!

I wish to contact you regarding the delivery of your fund which
was loaded in an ATM VISA CARD worth $2.5million.I also want to
let you know that we are not going to hesitate to get this ATM
VISA CARD delivered to you.

You're required to reply to this email within the period of five
working days with re-confirmation of the below details:

Your Full Names:
Current Address for delivery:
You’re Mobile Phone Number for easier communication:

On the receipt of the re-confirmation of the above details, I
will let you know the next line of action. Thanks for your
anticipated cooperation.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. William Kauffman."

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Apr 23, 2019 at 1:25 PM by
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Here is another scam:

"From: Dominic briggs
Subject: Attention Dear Package Owner call or text (402) 807-8478
Date: March 8, 2019 at 7:43:19 AM PST
Reply-To: Dominic briggs

Attention: Sole Beneficiary,

We have finally succeeded in getting your package worth of $7.8million out of delivery your ATM VISA CARD with the help of Mr James George Attorney General of Federal High Court of Nairobi Kenya which act as your foreign Attorney representative here in NAIROBI KENYA.

So every necessary arrangement has been made successfully with the Agent John Jeffery of the ATM VISA CARD and every Documents guiding your delivery is well updated so you are advice to re-confirm your full delivery information to the Agent right now as he is currently at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (USA) with your ATM VISA CARD, As he called me this morning to inform me that he miss no time to waste due to his flight ticket,

So the Information you are Required to Reconfirm to the Agent is as Follow.
(1)Your Full Name
(2)Mobile Phone Number
(3)Current Home Address
(4)Country
(5)City
(6)Nearest Airport as he is at Chicago O'Hare International Airport (USA) right now because of the Searching and Scanning of the ATM VISA CARD which made him to misplace your address
(7)A Copy of Your I D For Identification or driving license

Contact person,
Name- Agent Dominic Briggs

So contact him to deliver your ATM VISA CARD first thing tomorrow morning possibly today, So get back to us immediately you contact the Agent to make sure that your fund has getting to you without any hitch,

Regards
Rev. Kevin Anthony"

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Feb 27, 2019 at 5:48 PM by
"ATM Visa Card Beneficiary Compensation" Lottery Scam
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Here is another scam:

"From: Fabulous Harris
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2019 10:25 AM
Subject: Attn: The Owner of this E-mail ID,/ 200.47.173.9

Attn: The Owner of this E-mail ID,

Your Name And Your Contact Details Was Given To This Office In Respect Of Your Total inherited/Compensation Sum Owed To You Which You Have Failed To Claim Because Of Either Non-Compliance Of Official Processes Or Because Of Your Unbelief Of The Reality Of Your Genuine Payment.

We Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem. Right Now We Have Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is The Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) This UBA ATM payment Center Will Send To You An ATM VISA Card Which You Will Use To Withdraw Your Money In Any ATM Machine In Any Part Of The World, So If You Like To Receive Your Fund In This Way, Please Let Us Know Buy Contacting Us Back on the following information:

CONTACT: Mr. Morgan Chambers
E-mail: mgnchamber-yandex.com

And Also Send The Following Information As Listed Below.
1. Full Name
2. Phone Number
3. Delivery address
4.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/ If any available

We Have Been Mandated By The ECOWAS Parliament To Issue Out $7.5million USD in your favor This fiscal year. Also For Your Information, You Have To Stop Any Further Communication With Any Other Person (S) Or Office(S) To Avoid Any Hitches In Receiving Your Payment.

Note That Because Of Impostors,We Hereby Issued You Our Code Of Conduct, Which Is (ATM-202) So You Have To Indicate This Code When Contacting The Card Center By Using It As Your Subject.

AS SOON AS I CONFIRM THE REQUIRED INFORMATION I WILL DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO PROCEED ON IMMEDIATE DISPATCHING OF YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT


GRUPO NUTRESA S.A.

ADVERTENCIA SOBRE CONFIDENCIALIDAD

La información contenida en este correo electrónico, incluyendo sus anexos, esta dirigida exclusivamente a su destinatario y puede contener datos de carácter confidencial protegidos por la ley. Si usted no es el destinatario de este mensaje por favor infórmenos y elimínelo a la mayor brevedad. Cualquier retención, difusión, distribución, divulgación o copia de éste mensaje es prohibida y será sancionada por la ley.

CONFIDENTIAL WARNING

The information contained in this e-mail, with all its attachments, is intended for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and may have confidential data. if you are not the intended recipient, please send back and delete the received message immediately. Any retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited and punished by law."

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