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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • globalmaxcourier.ltdb@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edwinken8 Gazeta.pl" <edwinken8@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:10:08 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERY YOUR FUND


My Dearest Friend,


How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have CASH your Bank
Draft. And I went to the

bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Dr
Johnson Udo the

Director of ROYAL TRUST BANK told me that before the cheque will get to your
hand that it will

expire.


So I told him to cash the USD$1.200,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS ( $1.200,000.00
United States Dollars)

to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary
arrangement of delivering

the USD$1.200,000.00 MILLION DOLLARS in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX
COURIER SERVICE COMPANY.

Here in Cotonou Benin Republic.


Dr.Johnson Udo the Director of ROYAL TRUST BANK BENIN Cotonou have to
package the sum of

$1.200,000.00 Million Dollars in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me
to Register the

Consignment with GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. a UK company with
affiliate office here,

Infact I'm happy that every movement I made goes normally.


As for our agreement with the GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. they
promised that your

consignment will leave this Country on this next week, but the Director of
the GLOBAL MAX

DIPOMATIC SERVICE . said that they need your contacts informations to able
them meet up with you

immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.


Please write a letter of application to the given address below:
ATTN: Mr Donald Mark
EMAIL: globalmaxcourier.ltdb@yahoo.se


Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in

your country with your BOX This is what they need from you.


1.YOUR FULL NAME:-------------------------------
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:--------------------------
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:-----------------
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE:------------------
5.YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:---------------------------------
6.YOUR ATTACH COPYOFYOURIDENTIFICATION:---------------
7. INCLUDE YOUR BOX REGISTERED NUMBER(00864)


Please make sure you send this needed infoïmation to the Director general of
GLOBAL MAX

DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY, with their address given stated above.


Note.The GLOBAL MAX DIPOMATIC SERVICE COMPANY. don't know the contents of
the Box. I registered

it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money,this is
to avoid them delaying

with the BOX. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.


I am waiting for your urgent response.


Thanks and Remain Blessed.


Yours Sincerely,
Mr Edwin Ken.

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