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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • z.bank91@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "office center" <officecenter@klikni.cz>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 18:11:13 +0200
Subject: In Respect To Benrfically:


In Respect To Benrfically:
This is to acknowledge you that your e-mail id was found among those that
have been scammed, and Your compensation have been approved from the supreme
high court here in Benin. To this regard, we have been asked to contact you
by the Benin president on how to send you the total (USD$3.8M) united state
dollars by Atm Master Card.

For more information on how to have the money send to you because many
People complain about scamming every day from Benin and we are trying to
stop this fraudulent activities here in Benin. I am sure you that it will
stop because we are now working with internet co-operation such as
YAHOOMAIL, HOTMAIL and also the united state FBI and Benin police with Benin
EFCC so that scam can be eradicated in this country.

I want you to remember your fund code which follow bellow, and it was given
to you by the High court of Benin and sign by President Benin and the code
is (Be74678FGN),I want you to keep this code, because this code will Alert
you any day you receive a scam e-mail from this country.

Then, as soon as you contact Zenith Bank Plc Atm Payment Center Benin
Republic with your full contact information requested, he will be forwarding
everything to the Supreme High Court here in Benin office to issue out your
award certificate as the rightful beneficiary of Atm Card delivery to your
door step and bellow information needed from you to able your atm card left
Benin republic to home address with any delay my dear.

Full Name---
Home Address---
Office and Home phone call---
Age and Occupation---
Nearest Air-Port in your State---
Your Picture or ID licence---

The need information will lead company Diplomatic Agent in charge of your
atm card to locate your door step once he arrive your country state Air
Port. Also contact Zenith Bank Plc Atm Payment Center Benin Republic with
bellow person in charges of bank management to enable them informs you with
more information on how to deliver your package.

Zenith Bank Plc Atm Payment Center Benin Republic information.
Contact Person: REV DR.COLLINS UZO, director general
Zenith Bank Atm Payment Center Benin Republic.
Adress: 52/53 new air state cotonou Benin Republic
Phone: 229 9 7183616
FAX: 229 9 7183616
Email: z.bank91@yahoo.fr

Contact bank because we have paid for the processing charges and Clearance
Certificate charges showing that it is not a Drug Money nor to sponsor
Terrorist attack in your Country. The only Money that your are going to pay
to them is only $245.00USD which they will use to ACTIVATE your fund into
your new Atm card .You will receive your fund from Zenith Bank Plc Atm
Payment Center Benin Republic because as soon as you contact the bank in
charge of your atm card they will alert the united state bureau and also
your state police for the card to be delivered to you without any
restriction and problem when the fund get to you in your location area.
Finally, Endaevour to indicate this CODE (Be74678FGN) which will prove that
you are the owner of the Fund i deposited in there compant as well bear in
mind that as soon as your atm card depart to your country the tracking
number of your atm card will be sent to you to enable you monitor your
master card until it gets to your doorstep within 48 hours shipping by our
diplomatic agent.

Remain my bless to your family.
Yours Truly.
Proff Jim Ahed.
Dr Office President Benin

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