419 scam: "MR BEN EZE." <eze.mrben@yahoo.fr> COTACT MRS. PAMELA JOHNSON. INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "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)
- "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.
- pam.johnson66@hotmail.com (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- pamela johnson. integrated payment department. email pam.johnson66@hotmail.com email pamela.pamelajohnson.johnson@gmail.com the (Hotmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR BEN EZE." <eze.mrben@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: pamela.pamelajohnson.johnson@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:12:28 -0400
Subject: COTACT MRS. PAMELA JOHNSON. INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

FROM THE DEST OFMR PHILIP AMAGA.
INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT DEPT.
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC .
ADDRESS PLOT 7 9TH FLOOR MISSION ROAD BENIN REPUBLIC
IMMEDIATE VISA CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION.

ATTN MY DEAR ,

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR
CONTRACT/INHERITANCE FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOURPAYMENT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT FULFILLED THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU INRESPECT OF YOUR CONTRACT / INHERITANCE PAYMENT.

SECONDLY WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT YOU ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE NONEOFFICIALS IN THE BANK, ALL IN YOUR ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE RELEASE OF THE FUNDTO YOU. WE WISH TO ADVISE YOU THAT SUCH AN ILLEGAL ACT LIKE THIS HAVE TO STOP IF YOU WISHES TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT SINCE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BRING ASOLUTION TO YOUR PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OURSWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTER ASIA PACIFIC, THAT IS THE LATEST INSTRUCTION FROMMR.PRESIDENT YAYI BONI OF BENIN REPUBLIC THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU VISACARD WHICH YOU WILL USE TO WITHDRAW YOUR MONEY IN ANY MACHINE IN ANY PART OFTHE WORLD, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS TEN THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS PER DAY.

SO IF YOU LIKE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUND IN THIS WAY, PLEASE LET US KNOW BY CONTACTING THE MASTER CARD PAYMENT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND ALSO SEND THEFOLLOWING INFORMATION AS LISTED BELOW.

1. FULL NAME.
2. FULL ADDRESS (P.O BOX NOT ACCEPTABLE)
3. PHONE AND FAX #
4. YOUR AGE, SEX AND CURRENT OCCUPATION.
5. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON THROUGH HER OFFICIAL PRIVATE
MAIL BOX:
MRS. PAMELA JOHNSON.
INTEGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT.
EMAIL pam.johnson66@hotmail.com
EMAIL pamela.pamelajohnson.johnson@gmail.com

THE VISA CARD PAYMENT CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT $9.700,000.00 NINE MILLONS SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY AS PARTPAYMENT FOR THIS QUARTER. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANYFURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANYHITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR PAYMENT. NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HERE BYISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS ( VISA CARD-555) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING THE VISA CARD PAMENT CENTER BY USING IT AS
YOUR SUBJECT.

BEST REGARDS,
MR PHILIP AMAGA

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