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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "stay blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +2299526390300229 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22995263903 (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.
  • globaldiplomaticcompany1@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • globalmaxcouriercompanydelivery@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY GLOBAL <globalmaxcouriercompanydelivery@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 20:18:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE : VERY URGENT FROM GLOBAL Ilse Naust


GLOBAL MAX DIPLOMATIC COMPANY 254 AKPAPA ROAD BESIDE TUNDE MOTORS BENIN REPUBLIC WEST AFRICA



DR GILTA NORT
EMAIL:globaldiplomaticcompany1@diplomats.com
(globalmaxcouriercompanydelivery@yahoo.fr )
+229 95263903
00229 95263903


Attn;Ilse Naust


Hello friend, i want to reminding you about your package that was deposited here by your friend Mr Anthony of University Bank Plc, we have not heard from you since then till now, inform us about your problem so that we can find a solution to it, or find a way of helping you, please be informed that we do forward some information’s to our data base every 6th months to avoid mistakes, since we still have your information in our control system I want to advice you to respond for the delivery of your package.

Your package was deposited here as family valuables in a blue metal box with SRCV seal on the key to the little box please comply with your information’s for re-confirmation to enable us proceed on the delivery of your package immediately.

I want to assure you that your package will be delivered to your direct address even if you do not have the required fund demanded from you do let me know so that I can help you, as a director of the company I must find a way of helping you in one way or the other.

I want you to respond very urgent because no information stay’s in our control system for more than six months we do forward them to our data base to avoid mistakes from the delivery department.

Thank you and stay blessed.
Mr Gilta Nort
1/6/2007



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