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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeter10@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:31:19 +0100
Subject: Immediate ATM DEBIT Cash Card Payment Notification


Good day MY Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come
down here and pick your bank draft but did not hear from you since that
time then i went and deposited the $1.200,000.00 usd One million two
hundred thousand Bank draft in the bank due to it validity so that you
will not loose the fund.We have arranged your payment through swift card
payment center Asia pacific, this card center will send you an ATM CARD
which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any part
of the world, but the maximum is One Thousand, Five Hundred United
States Dollars Per-Day.


Kindly contact the ATM PAYMENT head office to
Send your ATM Payment Card to you.

MD. Mr Chris Edwin,
ATM Payment
Department head office
Email: atmps@live.fr

Send Them your
information which they will use to send the ATM card to you.
1::Your
full name::
2::Your home address
3::Your telephone number
4::A Copy of
your identification::

The only money that your are going to pay to
them is only $157 dollars which they will use to obtain the affidevit of
onwership from the federal high court of Benin Republic.

Let me know
as soon as you receive your ATM card.

BEST REGARD
BOB JOHN PEETE

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam