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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "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.
  • organizationalbank1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:56:58 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?E-mail_;organizationalbank1@gmail.com?=


Attention,Sir /Madam,
I have been waiting for you to come down and pick your Bank Draft but did not hear from you so I went and deposited your US$1,500,000.00 with Organizational Bank International Plc Cotonou Benin Republic,i have depposite your US$1,500,000.00 dollars with Organizational Bank International Plc here in my country Benin Republic
I have arranged with the Organizational Bank International Plc to make payment to you with their new ATM MASTER CARD for withdrawal of your total FUNDS.
You can withdraw cash in any ATM MACHINE around you.Contact Organizational bank plc Cotonou Benin Republic with full contact information ;
1 FULL NAME...........................................
2 ADDRESS WHERE YOUWANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM MASTER CARD.........
3 CURRENT PHONE NUMBER..............................................
4 YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION..........................................
Kindly contact the person in position to release your ATM CARD.
DIRECTOR ; Dr.Ejike Meckus
E-mail ;organizationalbank1@gmail.com
Tel;+22997658423
soonest to quicken receive of your atm card.
NOTE;BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU the CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS ATM-0555. so make sure you INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE ATM CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT. Be informed that you will send $545 to the bank being for delivery fee and safe king of your ATM CARD and there is no other payment after this.
Regards,
Mrs Emma Jose.
Secretary To President
Take note;charge $545 send to bank for the atm card.


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