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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • atmpayment69@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kingsley benson <king_benson@live.com>
Reply-To: <atmpayment69@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:20:46 +0000
Subject: SCAMMED VICTIM



CENTRAL BANK/UNITED NATIONS 2007 COMPENSATIONSPAYMENTS.
ATTN:Sir/Madam SCAMMED VICTIM/ $2.5 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTSCODE:06654 $ 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS ONLY
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegatedfrom the United Nations to Central bank Nigeria to pay100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $2.5 Million each, you arelisted and approved for this payments as one of thescammed victims,get back to me as soon as possible forthe immediate payments of your $2.5 Million compensationsfunds. On this faithfull recomendations,I want you to knowthat during the last UN meetings held atAbuja,Nigeria,it was alarmed so much by the rest ofthe world in the meetings on the lose of funds byvariouse foreigners to the scams artists operating insyndicates all over the world today,in other to retain the good image of thecountry,the president of the country is now paying 100victims of this operators $2.5Million USD each,Due tothe corrupt and inefficient banking systems inNigeria,the payments are to be paid by Central bankNigeria corressponding paying bank under fundlingassistance by the National westminster bank london. According to the number of applicants at hand,84beneficiaries has been paid ,half of the victims arefrom the United States,we still have more 20 left tobe paid the compensations of $2.5Million each.Yourparticulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of thiervictims of the operations,you are hereby warned not tocommunicate or duplicate this message to him for anyreason what so ever,the US secret service is alreadyon trace of the criminal. For more vital information,please visit:http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm You can receive your compensations payments via any ofthe both options you choose,ATM CARD,DRAFT PAYMENTS ,I shall feed you with furthermodalities as soon as I hear from you.Send acopy of your response to our official atm payment Staff Email:atmpayment69@yahoo.com for prompt payment of your funds to you.
Yours faithfully,Kingsley Benson
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