Venditoris: Beware of Scams

Here’ a recent YANL type of pitch, but supposedly from a “Bank”.

The email address in the “FROM” area is a German Internet domain, while the contact Email address is an Internet Domain with a Russian registration. Yet the return telephone number has a Benin dialing code prefix. Mmmmmm?

Do you get the idea that this may not be quite on the level?

If so, what’s your first clue? We found lots more. Hope you dump this sort of tripe into the scam bin really fast.

It turns out that this is nothing new, it’s in the category that the experts call a 419 scam. Check the 419 Scam website archive at www.joewein.net/419/emails/index.htm

From: Johnroland1@compuserve.de
Date: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:00:29 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Cotonou Benin Republic
Contact Email, infobank00@bk.ru
FROM THE DESK OF:
MR JOHN ROLAND phone (+229)93561465

ATM LOTTERY PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

This is to officially inform you that we have verified your lottery
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. 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.

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 $8,300,000.00 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.

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.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR JOHN ROLAND
phone (+229)93561465

Your’s Sincerely,

Africa Development Bank Cotonou Republic Du Benin