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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: "PETER OBI" <peterobi005@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 20:21:33 +0200
Subject: ATM PAYMENT SETTLEMENT


*INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPT,
CAPITAL TRUST BANK PLC BENIN,
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.*
*ATTANTION BENEFICIARY,*
**

*We hereby officially notifying you about the present arrangement to pay
you, your over due contract/inheritance fund through(ATMCARD)This
arrangement was initiated/constituted by the World Bank and Paris Club, due
to fraudulent 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 interference. the ATM CARD are powered by GOLD CARD WORLD WIDE.*
*Upon the receipt of this mail we are going to load your fund into the ATM
CARD and send a scan copy of the card to you before we will proceed to
dispatch the card directly to your nominated home address 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 successful Transaction.*
**
*Also the atm payment center has mandiated to issue to you the sum of 5
million dollars as the fiscal year 2008 and also any of our inheritance
winner who wishes that his won funds should be send to his or her bank
account, Then you have to contact the following person with your account
informations where the funds should be send.*
**
*Contact Rev.Dean Johnson**.*
*
Phone . +229 974 373 60

E-MAIL. (deanjohnson@live.fr)*

*Best regards,*
*
HON. PETER OBI
Financial Secretary.
Foreign Operation Department.




VIEW OUR BANK AND THE BANKS MANAGEMENTS AND MORE ABOUT OUR BANK ON.
www.capitaltrustbank.tk
*

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