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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "ecowas " (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.
  • adbank_remittance@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: andyego@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:17:00 +0100
Subject: ATM CARD PAYMENT


ATM CARD PAYMENT FOR FUNDS BENEFICIARIES
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT
OFFICE OF
THE ECOWAS DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
REPUBLIQUE DU BENIN


Dear Beneficiary,

This is to officially inform you that we have
verified your payment file presently on my desk, and I found out that
you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and
not fulfilling the obligations giving to you in respect to your contract
payment.Secondly, you are hereby adviced to stop dealing with some non
officials in the bank as this is an illegal act if you so wish to
receive your payment immediately.The ATM Card Payment Center has been
mandated to issue out US$8,500.000.00 (Eight Million Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars) as your part payment for this first
fiscal year of 2008,which you are advice to contact now to have your ATM
card for onward payment.

After the board meeting held at our
headquarters here, all foreign contractors/Inheritance with Lotto
payment from west Africa must been paid through this office,we have
resolved in finding a solution to your problem,and as you may know, we
have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in
Europe,America,Africa and Asia Pacific, which is the instruction given
by our president,(GCFR) Republic of Benin.This card centre will send you
an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in ATM MACHINE in
any part of the world, but the maximum is ($3,500.00) Thousand Us
Dollars per transaction a day. So,if you like to receive your fund
through this way send the informations below to enable your Atm Card
deliver to you through African Development bank Republic of Benin.


(1) Your Full Name
(2) Address where you want the payment centre to
send your ATM CARD.
(3) Phone And Fax Number

We shall be expecting to
receive your information and you have to stop any further communication
with any body or office. On this regards,do not hesitate to contact me
for more details and direction, and also please do update me with any
new development.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Best
Regards,
Mr.Andy Ego
Ecowas Director of Operations
NOTE:YOUR ADDVISE TO
SEND YOUR INFORMATION ALSO TO THE BANK OFFICE EMAIL ADDRES:
adbank_remittance@yahoo.fr

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam