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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)
  • "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993859941 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22997550863 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.financialbankplcbenin1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: edolinus11@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 09:17:11 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Contact=20The=20Atm=20Master=20Card=20Centre=20For=20Your=20Fund=2E=20?=

Happy New Year My Dear

It's been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to use this medium to
thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving
the funds,without any positive outcome. I am obliged to inform you that
I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from
Paraguay. Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one
of the Lady accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF)
and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this
idea and everything worked out successfully.In appreciation of your earlier
assistance to me in receiving the Funds.

I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $800,000.00 in Atm Master
Card (Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). This is from my own
share. I did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things to
the right people always.

Presently i'm out of the country for investing our own part of the total
money .I have arranged with Financial Bank Plc Benin Rep to make your payment
to you with their new Atm Master Card which you can use to withdraw your
money in any Atm Machine around the globe. They are the peole that coded
this amount of $800,000,00 in the card and they are going to tell you how
to make use of it.

You have to contact the Financial Bank Atm Card Benin Republic with your
full contact
informations such as follows.

1 Full Name
2 Address were you want them to send the card
3 Your telephone Number
4.Your current occupation
5 copy of your ID

However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release
your Atm card.

Rev Dr. Edwing Obi,
Atm Payment Department, Financial Bank Plc.
Mobile: +229-93859941) fax.. 00229-97550863
Email; ( atm.financialbankplcbenin1@gmail.com )

I have paid for the processing fee. Try to contact them as soon as possible
to quicken the processing of your card before your draft gets Expired .
Let me know as soon as you receive your Card.

Thanks And Remain bless.
Barrister Edo Linus

Anti-fraud resources:

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