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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.
  
• 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.
  • +22997498610 (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.
  • atmpaymentcenter_01@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: "IAN JACKSON" <ianjackson11@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:40:39 +0100
Subject: OCEANIC BANK ATM PAYMENT CENTER.


Attention:

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
worth of $950.000.00. but did not heard from you since that time then I went
and deposited the
Draft with OCEANIC BANK PLC here in Cotonou, Benin Republic, because I will
travelled to Japan to visit my boss and will not come back till next month
ending. I have arranged with Oceanic Bank 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 OCEANIC BANK PLC
with your full contact informations such as follows:

1. Full name:
2. Your contact address
3. Phone and fax
4. Your age, Occupation and Sex
5. Attach copy of your Identification

However, Kindly contact the below person who is in position to release your
ATM Master CARD.

Rev. Dr. Charles Harimatu.
DIRECTOR, ATM PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
OCEANIC BANK PLC
Email: atmpaymentcenter_01@ubbi.com
Phone/FAX: +229 974 98 610.

I had paid for all the charges, the only money you are going to pay to them
is only $95.00. Dollars which they
will use to reactivate your ATM Master card for you and send to your giving
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.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr ian jackson

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