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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "ms-word lotto" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "stamp duty" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • atm_payment08@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAYMENT ATM" <atmpayment@norilsk.biz>
Reply-To: atm_payment08@bk.ru
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 13:38:15 -0700
Subject: ATM DEBIT LOTTERY Cash Card Payment Notification


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From the desk of:
Rev Dr Paul Adams managing director
International Settlement Dept.
Oceanic bank international plc Benin
Direct Tele (+229)93561738
Email; atm_payment08@bk.ru

Re:Immediate ATM DEBIT LOTTERY Cash Card Payment Notification
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* *

* This is to officially inform you that we have verified your lottery
Internet User winnin inheritance file and found out that why you have not
received your lottery payment is because you have not fulfilled the
obligations given to you in respect of your lottery /inheritance
payment.Secondly we have been informed that you are still dealing with none
officials in the bank in all your attempt to secure the release of the fund
to you. *
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*We Wish To Bring To You The Solution To This Problem. Right Now We Have
Arranged Your Payment Through Our Swift Card Payment Centers, That Is The
Latest Instruction From Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS)*
**
*I wish to advise you that such an illegal act have to stop if you wish to
receive your payment since we have decided to bring a solution to your
problem. Right now we have arranged your payment through our swift card
payment center in that is the latest instruction from the President federal
Republic of BENIN

This card center will send to you an ATM card which you will use to withdraw
your money in any ATM machine in any part of the world, so if you like to
receive your fund in this way, please let us know by contacting the ATM
payment department and also send the following information as listed below.
*
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*MICROSOFT COOPERATION MANAGEMENT** **WORLDWIDE **ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOU ARE A WINNER OF OUR ANNUAL MS-WORD LOTTO LOTTERY CONDUCTED IN AFRICA
BEING THE HOST OF THE EVENT FOR THIS PRESENT YEAR MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNING
PROGRAMS HELD ON 1st, SEPTEMBER **2008.** ***
**
*YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS OR COMPANY EMAIL WAS ATTACHED TO**
**MSWLL. **WITH
SERIAL NUMBER S/N-00168 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 887-13-865-37-10-83, AND
CONSEQUENTLY WON IN THE FIRST LOTTERY CATEGORY. YOU HAVE THEREFORE BEEN
APPROVED FOR LUMP SUMS OF **$ 8,300,000 (USD EIGHT MILLION? THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)** PAYABLE IN CASH CREDITED TO FILE REF NO:
MSW-L/200-26937 THIS IS FROM TOTAL PRIZE MONEY OF $ 207,500,000 USD, SHARED
AMONG THE **TWENTY-FIVE (25) LUCKY **INTERNATIONAL WINNERS IN FIRST AND
SECOND CATEGORY.*
**
*ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM **WORLDWIDE WEBSITES **ESPECIALLY
** THROUGH
OUR MICROSOFT COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM 21,000 NAMES, 3,000 NAMES
FROM EACH CONTINENT (CANADA, ASIA, AUSTRALIA, UNITED STATE, EUROPE, MIDDLE
EAST, AFRICA AND OCEANIA, AS PART OF INTERNATIONAL "**E-MAIL**" PROMOTIONS
PROGRAM, WHICH IS CONDUCTED ANNUALLY FOR OUR PROMINENT **MS -WORD** USERS
ALL OVER THE WORLD, **AND TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF INTERNET AND COMPUTERS
WORLDWIDE. *
****
*( PLEASE NOTE THAT, YOU ARE TO CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS OFFICER VIA EMAIL AS WE
ARE PROMOTING THE USE OF E-MAIL. ALSO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CALL HIM TO
CONFIRM YOUR WINNINGS AND GOVERNMENT TAX PAYMENT THAT IS ALL and Courier
Shipment Fee and Customs Stamp Duty Fee, AS HE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE
NECESSARY DETAILS ON HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE.*
**
*AS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL YOU ARE TO QUOTE THIS SECURITY CODE
**MSW/FEB/XX06 ,
WINNING INSURANCE POLICY NUMBER: JJA23ZA INSURANCE COMPANY: OLD MUTUAL
INSURANCE SA,**TO YOUR CLAIMING AGENT. THIS IS TO PREVENT SCAM .*
**
*PRIZE CLAIM
CONGRATULATIONS, ONCE MORE FROM THE ENTIRE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF OF MICROSOFT
COOPERATION TO ALL OUR LUCKY WINNERS THIS YEAR. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF
THIS PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM. OUR SPECIAL THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO BILL
GATE OF MICROSOFT AND ALL HIS ASSOCIATES FOR ALLEVIATING POVERTY ROUND THE
WORLD.
SINCERELY,

Past winners.


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*1. Full name
2. Phone and fax number
3. Address were you want them to send the ATM card to (p.o box not
acceptable)
4. Your age and current occupation
5. Attach copy of your identification* *

We have been instructed to issue out $4,300,000.00 as part payment for this
fiscal year 2008. Also for your information, you have to stop any further
communication with any other person(s) or office(s) to avoid any hitches in
receiving your payment.Use (00229) so you have to indicate this code when
contacting the card center by using it as your subject.*
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* Note that you are to take care of the Courier Shipment Fee and Customs
Stamp Duty Fee

Waiting for your urgent response to enable expedite me action.


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Rev Dr Paul Adams
International Settlement Dept.
Oceanic bank international plc.
Direct Tele fax(+229)93561738
Email; atm_payment08@bk.ru
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