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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: ola_benson@live.com
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 04:34:47 -0700
Subject: CONTACT ZENITH COURIER FOR YOUR PACKAGE


*CONTACT ZENITH COURIER FOR YOUR PACKAGE*

*Attn: My Dear,*

*I am happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transferred under the cooperation of a new partner from Germany. Presently I
am in Germany for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.
Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how.
I was moved with great pity and compassion that I decided to make this
contribution to assist you and your family who might need financial help *


*I have paid the fee for your Bank Draft, because the manager of Eko Bank
Benin told me that before the Bank Draft will get to you that it will
expire. So I told him to cash $1.5M, all the necessary arrangement of
delivering the $1.5M in cash was made with DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY
COMPANY SERVICE. *


* This is the information of the contact person of Diplomatic Courier
Company.

Name: FREDRICK MANTU *

*EMAIL: **zenith_courier_delivery_coy@live.com*<zenith_courier_delivery_coy@live.com>
* *

* *

*Please, Send them your contact information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they
need from you, you have to reconfirm delivery information to them again to
avoid any mistake on the delivering. *


*Reconfirm below this information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
You're Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Occupation---------------------------
Office telephone (if any) ---------------------*

*Let me know immediately you receive your package and check the contents
whether the fund is complete of the total $1.5M.

Please make sure you send this needed info to the Director General of
Diplomatic Courier Delivery Company Service, "FREDRICK MANTU" with the
address given to you. *

* *

*Note that I registered it as Box of African cloths. The diplomat Agent
don't know that it contains money, this is to avoid them delaying with the
Box, don't let the Diplomat Agent know that it is money that is in that Box,
because they have Diplomatic immunity coverage to deliver without search.*

* *

*I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Ola Ben *

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Anti-fraud resources:

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