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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:
  • "atm payment department" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22995265756 (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.
  • franklinobumueze@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL MADUKA" <paul_maduka28@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:44:06 +0200
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON


FROM THE PRESIDENCY
BENIN REPUBLIC

TO YOUR ATTENTION;

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR CONTRACT
/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT
IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FUFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF
YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONE
OFFICIALS IN THE BANK ALL YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUND TO
YOU, WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP
IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING A
SOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT
CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM MR. PRESIDENT,
CHIEF IYAYI IBONI(GCFR) REPUBLIC OF BENIN.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 THREE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED
STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY,PLEASE LET US KNOW BY
CONTACTING OUR ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

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

2.home ADDRESS====================================

3 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER============================

YOUR BANK ACCOUNT=================================
4. YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION=================

5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION===================

BE INFORM THAT YOUR INFORMATIONS WAS ALREADY WITH US BUT YOU SHOULD REFILL
IT AND FORWARD IT TO THE GIVEN INFORMATIONS OF THE BANK HOWEVER, KINDLY
CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR FUND PAYMENT.

REV DR. GEORGE UZOR DIRECTOR, PAYMENT DESK DEPARTMENT ECO BANK REPUBLIC OF
BENIN TEL: 00229-95265756 THE CONTACT E-MAIL ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARD TO
YOU AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND POSETIVELY TO THE COMMITTEE REGARDS TO THIS
INFORMATIONS, MEANWHILE THE PAYMENT DESK DEPARTMENT ECO BANK REPUBLIC OF
BENIN HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $850,00.00. EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND DALLARS ONLY.

THIS WAS AS PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2007/2008. ALSO FOR YOUR
INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER
PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s)AND BANKS, TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR
PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT,
WHICH IS (ATM-511) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE
CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

FINALLY I WILL ALSO LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR DRAFT WAS PULLED OUT FROM
THE COMPANY BEEN GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY WHERE IT WAS INITICIALLY
REGISTERED TO BE DELIVER TO YOU, BUT SINCE THEY COULD NOT COMPLY ACCORDING
TO OUR EXPECTATIONS I HAVE TO PULL IT FROM THEM AND DEPOSITE IT WITH BANK
OF AFRICA THEREFORE GET BACK TO ME SOON YOU CONTACT THE BANK THROUGH THE
STATED MAIL franklinobumueze@yahoo.fr

FINALLY THE COMMITTEE MAY WELCOME YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ON HOW YOU NEED TO
RECEIVE YOUR FUND FROM THE COMMITTEE THROUGH OUR PRICEDE AND NORMINATED BANK
FOR THIS PAYMENT, PLEASE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND WE WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU
SOON.

THANKS AND REGARDS,

MR. FRANKLIN OBUMUEZE
CHIEF AUDITOR SECRETARY
GENERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN .

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