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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• 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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22990057195 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • internationalatmbank2001@gmail.com
  • mikeuju@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: harrymagana@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:57:54 +0100
Subject: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL TRUST BANK


ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL TRUST BANK
Attn; Sir/Madam,
I have
been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank
Draft
but did not heard from you since that time then I went and
deposited
the Draft with INTERNATIONAL BANK here in Benin Republic,
because I
travelled to Germany to see my boss and will not come back
till next
month end. I have arranged with them to make your payment to
you with
their new ATM MASTER CARD $2.5million us dollras which you can
use to
withdraw your money in any ATM MACHINE around the globe World.
You have
to contact the International Bank with your full contact
informations
such as follows.
1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO
SEND THE ATM CARD
3 PHONE /CELL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE AND
CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. YOUR CITY AND COUNTRY
However, Kindly contact
the below person who is in position to release
your ATM
Master CARD.

REV DR.KEN UGO,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONL TRUST BANK
TEL;+
229 900-57195
EMAIL: (internationalatmbank2001@gmail.com)
I have paid
for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that
you are
going to pay to them is only $95.00 Dollars which they will
use to
obtain the Affidevit Of Onwership from the Federal High Court Of
Benin
Republic. So Try to contact them and ask them how you will send the

$95.00 dollars to receive your atm card,please do urgent and contact
them as
soon as possible to quicken the processing of your card before
your
draft gets Expired Let me know as soon as you receive your Atm
Card
USD$2.5million us dollars.
And try to get back to me by writing
me through my private email
address;;(mikeuju@hotmail.fr )
I wait to
hear from you soon.
Thank you
Mike Uju,

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