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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)
  • "card center will send you an atm card" (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 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.
  • oceanic_b_plc@hotmail.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "john chiname" <johnchiname81@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:14:16 +0100
Subject: Contact ATM BANK PLC


here is necessary arrangement i made for delivery you check to yourGreetings
to you & your Family. I have been waiting for you since to contact me for
your Confirmable bank
Draft of $1,250,000.00 United States Dollars But I did not hear from you
since that time,then i went and deposited the $1,250,000.00 United States
Dollars, draft/cheque in the bank. We have arranged your payment through
swift card payment center Asia pacific, this card center will send you an
atm card which you will use to withdraw your money in any atm machine in any
part of the world, but the maximum is One Thousand, Five Hundred United
States Dollars Per-Day.

Kindly contact the below person who is in possition to release your ATM
Payment Card and Send your information which they will use to send the card
to you.

Application for Claim your card

1:YOURNAMEINFULL...........................................................

2:YOURRESIDENCEADDRESS................................................

3:YOUROCCUPATION......................................................

4:YOURDIRECTPHONENUMBER...............................................

5:YOURORIGIN..........................................................

6:YOURAGE.............................................................


However, kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
atm card. Directors name is (DR.Allen Chinadu),
ATM Payment Department OCEANIC BANK PLC (O B P)
Email: (oceanic_b_plc@hotmail.fr)

I have paid for the processing and delivery charges.the only money that your
are going to pay to them is only $98 dollars which they will useto obtain
the affidevit of onwership from the federal high court of Benin Republic.
this is the code of cond of conduct which is(ATM-0411) so you have to
indicate this code when contacting the ATM DEPT CENTER IN OCEANIC BANK by
using it as your subject. Try to contact them as soon as possib le to
quicken the processing of your card before your draft gets expired. You
should also Let me know as soon as you receive it from bank ok. Yours
Faithfully,

MR, john Chiname
May the unfailing grace and power of the most God keep and guide you

given address

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