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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "ENR. OFOR BALANJI" <billmail@purcell.biz>
Reply-To: atmfinancialdepartment.benin@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 18:41:40 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY

Direction Nationale de la BCEAO pour le BéninCENTRALBANK OF THE STATES
OF WEST AFRICA
Avenue Jean Paul I Cotonou.
BP 365 CotonouTelex (0972) 5441 BCEAO COTONOU

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
THIS CARD CENTER WILL SEND YOU AN ATM CARD VALUED TO THE AMOUNT OF
$1,300,000.00 AS FIRST PART QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR
2007.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 TO(P.O BOX NOT
ACCEPTABLE)
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION
5.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION

HOWEVER, KINDLY FIND BELOW THE CONTACT PERSON:

DR. BERTRAND BELMONDO
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT

EMAIL: atmfinancialdepartment.benin@yahoo.fr

TEL: (00229 9369 4991)

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUE YOU OUR CODE OF
CONDUCT, WHICH IS (ATM-811) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN
CONTACTING
THE CARD CENTER BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

REGARDS,

ENGINEER OFOR BALANJI
CHIEF AUDITOR .




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