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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • atm_global_couriercompany20@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: billmail@purcell.biz
Reply-To: atm_global_couriercompany20@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 19:13:35 +0100
Subject: Contact for your ATM master card.

Attn:Honourable Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your file and found
out why you have not received your fund/draft. It was because you have not
fulfiled the obligations given to you in respect of your overdue fund/draft
payment. Also,You are still dealing with the none officials in the Bank/Courier
and all your attempt to secure the release of your fund/draft failed. I
wish to advise you that such an illegal act should have to stop if you wish
to receive your newly lunched atm card payment. I wish to let you know that
necessary arrangement has been put in place to release your fund as your
fund was arranged and carefull edited into ATM card.

This is the latest instruction from Mr. President, Thomas Yayi Boni/Ministry
of Finance Benin Republic. The card center had deposited your ATM master
card with the below delivery company. Mr.President had mandated to issue
out (usd$400,000.00) as part payment for this fiscal year 2007. You have
to stop further contacts with other person(s) Or Office(s) to avoid any
problems in receiving your ATM master card. You will make withdrawals in
any part of the world with this ATM master card but the amount you will
withdraw per a day is maximium of (US$1,000 ). The amount in the ATM master
card is usd$400,000.00.

The only fee that You will send the company is the delivery charges of usd$95.
Therefore, Kindly contact the company and requst them to give you the informations
to send the usd$95. and then register for the delivery of your ATM master
card to your address.

Send them the below informations;
1. Your full name..............
2. Your phone and fax number..................
3. Address where you want them to send your ATM master card.............

4. Your age and current occupation...............
5. Acopy of your identification card.................
6.The delivery Charges usd$95.

Contact person;
Phillip Joseph
E-mail; atm_global_couriercompany20@yahoo.fr

Note:because of imposters,We hereby issed you a code of conduct which is
(ATM-318) you have to indicate it when contacting the payment center using
it as your subject.

Regards.
Hon. Chief Auditor To the president
Benin Republic.

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