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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: "ben joe" <benjoe63@me.by>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 19:14:16 +0200
Subject: SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM PAYMENT.


*BANK OF AFRICA/UNITED NATIONS 2008
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTIVE.
ATTEN? PLEASE

ATTN:Sir/madam.

SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 1MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations
and Bank Of Africa to pay 100 Benin Republic 419 scam victims $1 Million
each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed
victims,get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of
your $1 Million compensations funds.*

*On this faithfull recomendations,I want you to know that during the last UN
meetings held at Proto Novo,Capital Of Benin Republic,it was alarmed so much
by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by variouse
foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world
today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president of the
country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1Million USD each,Due
to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Benin Republic,the
payments are to be paid by Bank Of Africa as corressponding paying bank
under fundling assistance by the National westminster bank london.
According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid
,half of the victims are from the United States and Asia,we still have more
16 left to be paid the compensations of $1Million each.*

*Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in
Cotonou as one of thier victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not
to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so
ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal,You can
receive your compensations payments via ATM CARD PAYMENT
Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your
full name and direct contact telephone number to the Managing Director Swift
Card Consultant Payment Center for the issurance certified ATM Card, the
contact information is as follows:
MANAGING DIRECTOR SWIFT CARD
CONSULTANT PAYMENT CENTER.*

*Email: **atmregistercreditcardsection4040@yahoo.com.au*<atmregistercreditcardsection4040@yahoo.com.au>
*Phone:+229-93-866-119*

*NAME: Rev Dr Robert Williams. *

*Call him immedaitely you get this mail to enable him speed up for your ATM
payment Card,NB Please do not reply to this E-mail,contact the Managing
Director Swift Card Consultant Payment Center immediately with the necessary
information required from you so that they will commence on procesing.
Yours faithfully,
Mr Ben Joe*

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