419 scam: "DR.DENNIS NGE." <williams.kevin95@yahoo.fr> ZENITH BANK PLC ATM CENTRE DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC

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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:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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)
- "activation fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "executive governor" (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.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.DENNIS NGE." <williams.kevin95@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: atmcardms@w.cn
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:42:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ZENITH BANK PLC ATM CENTRE DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC

ATM PAYMENT
CENTER.

ZENITH BANK PLC ATM
CENTRE DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC.
ADDRESS/ No# 105 Scoji Express Road COTONUO
BENIN REPUBLIC
Atten:Beneficiary
The Ministry Of Finance benin republic
was notify of your name and your address as those that is paid to wrong people
in Africa since past years and still your fund remain unclaimed, After the
meeting held on Saturday 1st of January 2011.The Executive Governor of Ministry
Of Finance benin republic Hon.Abdul mamman By name ,And he has Instructed this
Zenith Bank Atm Payment Department to code your total sum of US$4.2 into ATM
MASTER CARD for Easy delivery to your destination address for you to make use of
your CARD in any ATM MACHINE around you.

Executive Governor of Ministry
Of Finance benin republic Hon.Abdul mamman have paid the the delivery fee of
your ATM Master Card. He paid it because the ATM Master Card of USD$4.2million
has less three days to expire and when it expires,The money will go into
Government purse.but you have paid a lot of wrong people which The Ministry Of
Finance benin republic has decided to help you pay the money ,So that the ATM
Master Card will not expire again, Because Hon.Abdul Soro know when you get your
ATM Master Card definitely you are a man due to you have suffered a lot for this
your Fund.

In veiw of that The
Zenith Bank Atm Payment Department want you to pay only your re-activation fee
of $110 for immediate used of your CARD ,so try to send the money today so that
your ATM MASTER CARD will be deliverd to your address.

Bear it in mind that
there is no way the money can be deducted from the card because that is against
the law of Transfer in our Country.

So below is our account officer
info's for you to send the $110 through Money Gram/Western
Union.

Receiver name.......OKONKWO Innocent
Aniruobi
Country..............Benin
Republic
City....................Cotonuo
Test
Ouestion......When
Answer..................Now
Amount............$110
usd

Then get back to us with below information.

MTCN.................
Your Sender Name.........
Your Sender
Address........
Your Sender telephone number..........

REGARDS.
DR.DENNIS NGE.
MANAGER ,
ZENITH BANK PLC ATM
CENTRE DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC

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