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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:
  • "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.
  • fodatmoceanicbank@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnmathew010@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:12:02 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Contact=20Oceanic=20Bank=20Internationalfor=20your=20Atm=20Card?=

Attn:Honourable Beneficiary,
This is to officially inform you that we have verified your inheritance
fund payment and found out why you have not received your payment.It was
because you have not fulfiled the obligations given to you in respect of
your overdue inheritance payment.Also,You are still dealing with the none
officials in the Bank and all your attempt to secure the release of your

fund failed.I wish to advise you that such an illegal act should have to
stop if you wishes 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.Preident,Thomas Yayi Boni/Ministry
of Finance Benin Republic.The card Unit center had deposited your Atm master
card with the Atm Department Office Oceanic Bank International Plc Benin.

Mr.President had mandated to issue out (usd$950.000.00) as part payment
for this fiscal year 2007/2008.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 the atm Master
card but the amount you will withdraw perday is (US$1,500.00 )The amount
in the Atm master card is usd$950.000.00.Kindly contact theOceanic Bank
International Plc Benin and and then register for the delivery of your Atm
Master card to your address
Send them the below:

1. Your full name
2. Your phone and fax number
3. Address were to you want them to send the atm master card to
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Acopy of your id
Atm Department Office
Oceanic Bank International Plc Benin
Atm Manager:Mr.Mike Williams
E-mail: fodatmoceanicbank@yahoo.fr
Note:Because of imposters,We hereby issed you a code of conduct which is
(ATM-PYT-007) you have to indicate it when contacting the Oceanic Bank International
Plc Benin using it as your subject.

Regards.
Solomon Davis.
Chief Auditor To the president
Benin Republic.

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