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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • atmdevelopmentoffice0008@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james obi" <barr_jamesobi06@torba.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:15:58 +0200
Subject: NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTACT THE ATM DEPARTMENT OFFICE


External Review Committee on Debt Statistics
And fund audit Balance Debt
IMF-World Bank Collaboration
Attention

We wish to inform you that your overdue payment has be scheduled to pay to
you through certified ATM Card which you will be only required to proceed to
any ATM Cash Point to withdraw $10,000 per day till your complete payment
fund of $1.2M USD are completed.

This development was as result of new payment policy revolution of 2007
carry out by the World Financial Body in collaboration with World Bank Audit
unit and Policy maker unit under world bank new year payment constitution.

This effort is to help the international monetary fund restrict and monitor
every international transaction to avoid money laundering activities and
will help us to fight against fraudulent activities from scam experts.

Furthermore you are advice to reconfirm you billing address include your
full name and direct contact telephone number to the Bank of Afirca cotonou
Benin Republic for the issuance certified ATM Credit Card,

the contact information is as follows:
BANK OF AFRICA, COTONOU
REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Email: atmdevelopmentoffice0008@yahoo.fr
CONTACT PERSON:Rolland Scoth.

NB note that you can only withdraw just $10,000.00 per day till your fund is
completed.Please do not reply to this E-mail contact the Bank immediately
with the necessary information required from you so that they commence on
proceeding.

Yours sincerely,
BARRISTER JAMES OBI

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