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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 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.
  • +22993773462 (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.
  • infozenithbankplc11@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "raymond gilbert021" <raymondgilbert021@biz.by>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:41:13 +0200
Subject: ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, ZENITH BANK PLC


Attn,Dear Beneficial

This is to inform you about my success in transfering your money into an ATM
master card to curtail the risk of carrying huge amount of $1.2M
arround.ZENITH BANK PLC are the people that coded this amount of $1.2M in
the card and they are going to tell you how to make use of it.Presently I am
out of the country for investing our own part of the total money .

I have arranged with ZENITH BANK PLC to make your payment to you with their
new ATM MASTER CARD which you can use to withdraw your money in any ATM
MACHINE around the globe.You have to contact the ZENITH BANK PLC ATM CARD
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT BENIN REPUBLIC with your full contact informations such
as follows.

1. FULL NAME:
2.ADDRESS WERE YOU WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD:
3 PHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
4.YOUR AGE AND CURRENT OCCUPATION:
5.COPY OF YOUR PICTURE...........

I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.The only Money that your
are going to pay to them is $195 to obtain the Affidevit Of Onwership from
the Federal High Court Of Benin Republic. Try to contact them as soon as
possible to quicken the processing of your card before your ATM MASTER CARD
attracts demurrage.


However, Kindly contact the below person whom is in position to release
your ATM CARD.
REV DR.MARTHA DAVIS
ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT, ZENITH BANK PLC.
MOBILE: +229 937-734-62
EMAIL: infozenithbankplc11@gmail.com

Thanks And Remain bless.

Mr RAYMOND GILBERT

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