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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:

• 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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993445791 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters32@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:18 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ATM PAYMENT CENTRE.


Hello my friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here
and pick your bank draft but did not hear from you since that time then
i went and deposited the US$950,000.00, Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand
United States Bank draft in the issuing bank due to it\'s validity so
that you will not loose the fund.We have arranged your payment through
swift card payment centre Asia pacific, this card centre will send you
an ATM MASTER CARD which you will use to withdraw your money in any ATM
Machine in all part of the world, but the maximum is One Thousand,Five
Hundred United States Dollars Per-Day (1,500.00).

Kindly contact the
ATM PAYMENT CENTRE head office to Send your ATM MASTER Card Payment to
you.

MD. Obi Ginters
ATM Payment Department head office
Contact Email:
atmpaycentre-2008@live.com
Contact Tel: +229-9344-5791
Contact Fax:
+229-9651-4181

Send Them your information which they will use to send
the ATM card to you.

1::Your full name;..............
2::Your home
address;...............
3::Your telephone number;...............
4::A
Copy of your identification;.................
6::Your nearest int\'l
airport:..............

The only money that your are going to pay to
them is $95 dollars which they will use to obtain the affidevit of
onwership from the federal high court of Benin Republic.

Let me know
as soon as you receive your ATM Master card.
BEST REGARD
Jimmy Peter.

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