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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)
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • atmbenind@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters5@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:34:45 +0200
Subject: Good News


ATM CARD PAYMENT NOTIFICATION
OFFICE OF THE DI RECTOR OF
OPERATION
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT,
CENTRAL BANK OF THE STATES
OF WEST AFRICA
ATTENTION 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 C ARD VALUED TO
THE AMOUNT OF
$1,300,000.00 AS FIRST PART QUARTER PAYMENT FOR THIS
FISCAL YEAR
2008.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. Jim
Peter
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
EMAIL: (
atmbenind@yahoo.fr)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam