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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • atmmastercard2@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohamed Uba" <mohamedoffice@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 02:02:45 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY ,


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY ,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED
YOUR CONTRACT /INHERITANCE FILES, AND FOUND OUT THAT
YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT FROM THIS
AUTHORITY BEFORE NOW. THE REASON WHY YOU HAVE NOT
RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED
THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL
DEALING WITH THE NONE OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ON THE
ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO YOU.

WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT WILL
HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT,
SINCE THIS AUTHORITY HAVE DECIDED TO PAY YOU THE
CONTRACT INHERRITED FUNDS YOU ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID.


RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR
SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE
LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT, CHIEF IYAYI
IBONI(GCFR) REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU
WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN
ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE
THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU WISHE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS
PROCESS,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING OUR ATM
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL BANK PLC BENIN REP,
AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED
BELOW.

1.FULL NAME
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN
POSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.

REV DR.MATHEW OKOH DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
FINANCIAL BANK
MOBILE: 229 97 141 923
EMAIL:atmmastercard2@yahoo.fr

FINANCIAL BANK PLC BENIN ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS
BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT usd$1.5Million AS PART
PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2006/2007.

ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU ARE ADVICED TO STOP ANY
FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR
OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.

NOTE: BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR
CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0811) SO YOU HAVE TO
INDICATE THIS CODE AS YOUR SUBJECT WHEN CONTACTING THE
FINANCIAL BANK CARD CENTER BENIN REP.

REGARDS,
MR.MOHAMED

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