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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "insurance fee " (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. )
  • "trunk box" (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 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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • glccb@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BOB JOHN" <bob.jjj48@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:49:58 -0800
Subject: CONTACT GRAYLINK EXPRESS COMPANY IMMEDIATELY.


My Dear Good Friend!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.2million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since long time now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the Bank Draft
has expired or getting near to expire and Dr,AUDUH the Director Bank of
Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will
expire. So I told him to cash the $1.2million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I am out out of the
country for a 9 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of Dec
2008.

What you have to do now is to contact GRAYLINK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you,All
the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.2million united state
dollarsS in cash was made with GRAYLINK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY.

The only money you will send to GRAYLINK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to deliver
your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($89 USD)
only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again because
i have paid for insurance fee and others, don't be deceived by anybody to
pay any other money except ($89 USD). I would have paid that but they said
no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of
demurrage.

You have to contact GRAYLINK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery
of your trunk box with this information bellow;


CONTACT PERSON; MR N.O.JOSEPH,
EMAIL; glccb@hotmail.com


Finally, make sure that you provide your Full Name,Postal Address, Direct
telephone number and a Copy of your Picture So that the diplomat will know
your face as he get to your country to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and
ask them to give you the Deposite certificate as i have paid for it . Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of
($89 USD) for their immediate action.


Note this. The GRAYLINK EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of
the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the
contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Dont let
them know that box contents money ok.

BEST REGARDS
DR BOB JOHN PEETE

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