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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:
  • "swift card consultant payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993010266 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • atmregistercredit@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "jame ben" <ben_jame@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:41:28 +0100
Subject: SCAM VICTIM COMPENSATION PAYMENT VIA ATM PAYMENT


BANK OF AFRICA/UNITED NATIONS 2008
COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS DIRECTIVE.

ATTN:Sir/madam.

SCAMMED VICTIM/1 MILLION BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENTS CODE:06654 1MILLION USD
This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated from the United Nations
and Bank Of Africa to pay 100 Benin Republic 419 scam victims $1 Million
each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed
victims,get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of
your $1 Million compensations funds.

On this faithfull recomendations,I want you to know that during the last UN
meetings held at Proto Novo,Capital Of Benin Republic,it was alarmed so much
by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by variouse
foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world
today,in other to retain the good image of the country,the president of the
country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $1Million USD each,Due
to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Benin Republic,the
payments are to be paid by Bank Of Africa as corressponding paying bank
under fundling assistance by the National westminster bank london.

According to the number of applicants at hand,84 beneficiaries has been paid
,half of the victims are from the United States and Asia,we still have more
16 left to be paid the compensations of $1Million each.

Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in
Cotonou as one of thier victims of the operations,you are hereby warned not
to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so
ever,the US secret service is already on trace of the criminal,You can
receive your compensations payments via ATM CARD
PAYMENT.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your
full name and direct contact telephone number to the Managing Director Swift
Card Consultant Payment Center for the issurance certified ATM Card, the
contact information is as follows:
MANAGING DIRECTOR SWIFT CARD
CONSULTANT PAYMENT CENTER.
Email:(atmregistercredit@yahoo.fr)
TELPHONE: +229-93010266
NAME: Rev DrJwassn gommili.

Call him immedaitely you get this mail to enable him speed up for your ATM
payment Card,NB Please do not reply to this E-mail,contact the Managing
Director Swift Card Consultant Payment Center immediately with the necessary
information required from you so that they will commence on procesing.

Yours faithfully,
Mr JAME BEN.

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