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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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "EDU JOHNSON" <edujohnson1@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 15:38:21 +0100
Subject: Good Day


Attention:

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that time then I went and
deposited the Draft with INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BENIN
here in Cotonou, Benin Republic,

because I travelled to Japan to see my boss and will not come back till
next month end. I have arranged with them 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/world.
You have to contact the International Bank of Benin with your full
contact informations such as follows:

Email inf.atm_departmentx110521@live.com

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. ATTACH COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION
However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position
to release your ATM Master CARD.

DR. JIM KIKI
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
INTERNATIONAL BANK OF BENIN
PHONE NUMBER:+229.93 859 978

I had paid for all the processing and delivery charges, the only money
that you are going to pay to them is only $85 Dollars which they
will use to open your ATM Account with the Bank and send the ATM Master CARD
to your address.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to quicken the process of your
Card before your Draft gets Expired.Let me know as soon
as you receive your ATM Master Card.

Thanks.

Mr Edu Johnson

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