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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Wilfred Adams" <wilfredadams51@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:45:07 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER


OCEANIC BANK PLC,BENIN REPUBLIC
# 019 SQUARE, AKPAKPA, COTONOU BENIN
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN=20

ATTENTION: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT / =
INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYM=
ENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN R=
ESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.=20

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT =
CENTER AFRICA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM OUR PRESIDEN=
T, DR THOMAS YAYI BONI FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDR=
AW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXI=
MUM IS ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY, SO IF YOU LIKE TO REC=
EIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYME=
NT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:=20

1. YOUR FULL NAME
2. YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
3. ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD (P.O BOX IS NOT AC=
CEPTABLE)=20
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5. A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION=20

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

DR. JIBE MOORE
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL:( atmdepts.ocbank@yahoo.fr )
DIRECT PHONE: 229-938-165-005

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $1,000,000.0=
0 AS FIRST PART QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2008. ALSO FOR YO=
UR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTH=
ER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PA=
YMENT.=20

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION,EMAIL ME BACK AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT=
MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION AND ALSO UPDATE ME ON ANY DEVELOPMENT FR=
OM THE ABOVE MENTIONED OFFICE.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUC=
T, WHICH IS (ATM- 4555) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTI=
NG THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.=20

REGARDS,=20

MR. WILFRED ALDRIN
CHIEF AUDITOR TO THE BANK=20
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN

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