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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993968053 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • atmcard_paymentcenterbenin101@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mike james" <mikejames@klikni.cz>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 22:41:59 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE A T M CARD PAYMENT OCEANIC BANK


ATTENTION MY DEAR SIR/MA/

We The Management Of Oceanic Bank Benin Republic,want to inform you
regards to the final conclussion of transfer your fund sum of 1.5million
united state dollars into ATM CARD account.

We wish to let you know that every necessary arrangement has been put in
place to issue you the fund from ATM CARD PAYING CENTRE outlet here in Benin
Republic,which known as PAYMENT CENTRE,moreover i will make it clear to you
that your information needed to be recent it again to them.

Contact Person is below.
Rev,Dr,Mathieu Vighan
Head Private Master
Europa-ag ATM CARD PAYING CENTRE
Email = atmcard_paymentcenterbenin101@yahoo.fr )
Tel+229-93-96-80-53

Secondly,the officer incharge is Rev,Dr,Mathieu Vighan,contact them via
above,they will make sure that your fund will be credited into the ATM CARD
account through our partnership with ATM CARD PAYING CENTRE,kindly get
intouch with them immediately so that your fund will be issue to you
immediately,

Finally, i want you to get back to us as soon as you have discuss with them
or send your private phone number cell, this is to enable us reach if any
urgent message needs to pass to you,once thanks for your
co-operation,waiting to hear from you.


Mr MIKE JAMES

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam