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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: johnmark3@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 18:13:09 +0200
Subject: You Have A package: Contact ATM Payment Center Via email


ATTENTION: SIR/MADAM,

NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT OF
($800,000,00) HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS THROUGH SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER DEPT HERE IN OUR BANK, 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 ($1,500) ONE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED
UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN
THIS WAY,PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY CONTACTING FINANCIAL BANK ATM PAYMENT
DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE

FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.


1.FULL NAME .....................
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND
THE ATM CARD ...............................
3.PHONE NUMBER
.................................
4.YOUR AGE
................
5.CURRENT OCCUPATION
............................
6.ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
.......... ...............
HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO
IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
REV DR. JAMES CLEE
DIRECTOR,
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
FINANCIAL BANK BENIN.
MOBILE: +229
93-863-747,
EMAIL: atm_payment_centre1960@yahoo.dk

THE ATM CARD
PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE
TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(s) OR OFFICE(s)
TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF
IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU THE CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411)
SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM DEPT CENTER IN
THIS FINANCIAL BANK BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

MR. JOHN
MARK
DIRCETOR OF FINANCIAL BANK PLC
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC



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