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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • oceanic_bankplc@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "joy ankoh" <joyankoh@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:18:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT


ATTENTON,=20
=20
IT IS MY PLEASURE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF (=
USD$ 5 MILLION ) FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD=
PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU A ATM CARD=
WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PA=
RT OF THE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED S=
TATES DOLLARS PER DAY.SO IF YOU PREFER TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY=
,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING OCEANIC BANK PLC ATM PAYMENT DEPARTME=
NT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
=20
1.FULL NAME.............................
2.ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD.....................=
....
3.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.................................................=
...
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION......................................=
...
5.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION...................................=
...

HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE=
YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.=20

REV DR. SAMUEL BOLTON DIRECTOR,=20
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT=20
EMAIL: oceanic_bankplc@excite.com =20
=20
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT=
AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S=
) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY ERROR IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.=20

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUC=
T, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTIN=
G THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS

JOY ANKOH =20



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