419 scam: "BANK OF AFRICA"<bankofafrica@bankofafrica.net.pl> PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "card center will send you an atm card" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "my direct telephone number" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
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.
- +22993164443 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BANK OF AFRICA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <atm-payment@bankofafrica-benin.tk>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:31:10 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT OF YOUR FUND

THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY NOTIFY YOU THAT WE HAVE VERIFIED YOUR FILE AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR PAYMENT YOU ARE YET TO FUFILL THE OBLIGATIONS GIVEN TO YOU IN RESPECT OF YOUR PAYMENT.

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ARRANGED YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH OUR SWIFT CARD PAYMENT SYSTEM. THE 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 GLOBE, BUT THE MAXIMUM IS FIVE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY.

THE ATM CARD PAYMENT BUREAU CENTER HAS BEEN MANDATED TO ISSUE OUT USD$8.300, 000.00 UNITED STATE DOLLARS AS FIRST PART PAYMENT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR 2009. ALSO FOR YOUR INFORMATION, YOU HAVE TO STOP ANY FURTHER COMMINUCATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON(S) OR OFFICE(s) TO AVOID ANY HITCHES IN RECEIVING YOUR ATM PAYMENT.

NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF IMPOSTORS, WE HEREBY ISSUED YOU OUR CODE OF CONDUCT, WHICH IS (COC: G112) SO YOU HAVE TO INDICATE THIS CODE WHEN CONTACTING US BY USING IT AS YOUR SUBJECT.

FOR ORAL DISCUSSION, CALL ME BACK ON MY DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER; +229 93164443 AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR FURTHER DIRECTION.

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED TO GET BACK TO US IMMEDIATELY WITH DETAILS OF YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND 24 HOURS TELEPHONE NUMBER VIA EMAIL atm-payment@bankofafrica-benin.tk TO ENABLE US SEND YOUR MONETARY INSTRUMENTS TO YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MRS. RITA DOMINIC
INTERGRATED PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
ATM BUREAU CENTER.
BANK OF AFRICA
TEL: +229 93164443
EMAIL: atm-payment@bankofafrica-benin.tk

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