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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mrsvivian_jems@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:57:56 +0200
Subject: Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit Card


FROM THE DESK OF MRS MRS VIVIAN JEMS
DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN,
COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Notification of payment by ATM Master Credit
Card

Attn:Beneficiary,

We hereby officially notifying you about the
present arrangement to pay you, your over due contract/inheritance fund
of (1.5m )one million five hundrend thousand united state dollars
through(Master Express Credit Card) This arrangement was
initiated/constituted by the World Bank and
Paris Club, due to
fruadelent activities going on within the African Region.

The World
Bank and Paris Club introduced this payment arrangement as to enable our
contractors/inheritance beneficiary to receive their fund without any
interfference. the Master Express Credit Card was contracted and powered
by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.

Reconfirm the following information to u s for
Security reason.

1.FULL NAME.............................

2ADDRESS
WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM .....

3.PHONE AND FAX
NUMBER..................................

4YOUR AGE
.......................................

5 . YOUR CURRENT
OCCUPATION.........................................

6.ATTACH COPY OF
YOUR
IDENTIFICATION......................................

Upon the
receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the Master
Express Credit Card and send a scan copy of the card to you before we
will proceed to despatch the card directly to your nominated home
addresss so you absolutely have nothing to worry about all we need is
your Prompt Response and Co-operation by Gods Grace we will have a
successfull Transaction.

We awaiting for your immediate
response.

CONTACT DR.MORRIS BEN
ATM DIRECTOR .
FINANCIAL BANK OF
BENIN,
Email; atmpaymentcent@yahoo.frCONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST
REGARDS,
MRS MRS MRS VIVIAN JEMSDIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL
REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
FINANCIAL BANK OF BENIN,
COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN

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