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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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Fraud email example:

From: "BARR.CHARLES OBI"<barr.charlesobi4@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: <atmservicedepartment@emailclick.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:33:03 -0100
Subject: ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARYHXFGHVKKPL

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ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OFFICE

OF THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATION INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,

CENTRAL BANK OF THE STATES OF WEST AFRICA.

 

 

 

ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY,

 

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 FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROM OUR NEW ELECTED PRESIDENT DOCTOR BONI YAYI.

 

 

THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD VALUED TO THE AMOUNT OF $950,000.00 AS FIRST PART QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009.WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY ATM MACHINE IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD. SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND THIS WAY PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE CARD PAYMENT CENTER AND ALSO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 

 

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

2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER .....................

3.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD .......................

4.YOUR AGE ................................

5.CURRENT OCCUPATION ......................

6.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION .....................

7.YOUR COUNTRY.....................................

8. SEX...........................................

 

 

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON: DR.HENRY JOHNSON

DIRECTOR,ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT EMAIL:(atmservicedepartment@emailclick.com)

TELEPHONE:+229-96549770

 

 

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-411) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

 

 

REGARDS,

 

BARR.CHARLES OBI

 

YOUR ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OFFICE

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