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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • atmpayment_htbltd@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kalukuta David <kutadavid03@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 00:40:47 +0100
Subject: THIS IS YOUR ATM CARD CODE OF CONDUCT (ATM-041210)


Dear Beloved Partner.



I want notify you that your certified Bank Draft of $1.5million
USDollars that was supposed to deliver to your house address, has been
retrieved from the Delivery company. since due to some minure issue you
failed to respond at the Approprete time.and I have deposited it

with the Heritage Bank.







As i have urgent trip to make to Abroad, and we have arranged your
payment through swift card payment centre, this card centre will send
you an

ATM Credit Card which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM
machine in any part of the world, the maximum is Five Thousand United
State Dollars per day.





Therefore do not hesitate to contact Heritage Bank Benin ATM payment
Department centre and also re-confirm the following information as
listed below:



1. Full Name

2. Address were you want them to send the ATM card

3. Your(private)Phone number

4. Your age and current occupation

5. Country Name

Forward the above information to:



Rev.Gabriel kala,Director, ATM payment

Department Heritage bank Benin Republic.

Direct line:00229-938-66-147,

Emails:(atmpayment_htbltd@yahoo.fr)

(web:heritage-ltd.c0m.nl)



The ATM card payment centre has been mandated to issue out your payment
and 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, The Bank also issued you their code of
conduct, which is (ATM-041210) so you have to indicate this code when

contacting the ATM card centre by using it as your subject.



Yours Faithfully.

David Kalukuta







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