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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)
  • "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 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.
  • atmecobankbeninplc@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Chinedu" <frankchinedu@centrum.sk>
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:03:53 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ATM PAYMENT ECOBANK PLC BENIN!


GOOD DAY,
I DEPOSITED YOUR BANK DRAFT OF THE TOTAL SUM OF (usd) $1.2 ONE POINT TWO MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS TO ECO BANK PLC BENIN FOR SECURITY REASON AND I WENT TO THE BANK YESTERDAY TO CHECK THE EXPEIRING DATE AND I FOUND OUT THAT IT WILL GET EXPEIRE VERY SOON.
 
SO I ARRANGED IT WITH THE BANK TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT WITH ATM CARD PAYMENT CERTRE THE INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT VIA ECO BANK PLC REPUBLIC Dù BENIN,AND THE BANK 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 FIVE THOUSAND, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS PER DAY.
 
THEREFORE CONTACT ECO BANK PLC BENIN? ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.
 
(1)Your bank name................................          
(2)Beneficiary name .............................              
(3)Your account number  .........................     
(4)Routing number   .............................
(5)Your bank address   ..........................          
(6)Your home address  ...........................       
(7)Your age and occupation  ....................
(8)A copy of your passport   ....................
(9)Your direct phone number  ....................
(10)Your Gender .................................
 
HOWEVER, KINDLY CONTACT THE BELOW PERSON WHO IS IN POSSITION TO RELEASE YOUR ATM PAYMENT CARD.
 
(REV. Dr.Williams Chisco)
DIRECTOR ECO BANK BENIN PLC 
MOBILE: 002299-93411209
EMAIL; ( atmecobankbeninplc@rocketmail.com)
THE ATM CARD PAYMENT CENTRE HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT YOUR PAYMENT AND YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER IMPOSTORS OR OFFICE(S) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT.
 
NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-0411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTRE BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.
 
REGARDS,
MR.Frank Chinedu

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