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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you 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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • courier_trustcompany2@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Godwin" <allbell2004@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:32:50 +0100
Subject: Urgent Contact

Hello Sir,

Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the
fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque
has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of
Financial Trust Bank told me that before the cheque will get to your hand
that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $800,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement
of delivering the $800,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made
with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,

Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package
the sum of $800,000.00 USD in cash for me.Then he also agreed to help me to
Register the Consignment with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank
God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Trust Courier company they promised
that your consignment will leave this Country on monday next week,But the
Director of the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY 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.Anthony Williams
TEl:00229 93 15 93 33
EMAIL:(courier_trustcompany2@yahoo.fr) 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.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed information to the
Director general of Global Trust Courier Company Mr.Anthony Williams with
the address given to you.

Note.The Global Trust courier 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. You can even call the Director of
Global Trust Courier company with this line:00229 93 15 93 33
Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Dr Gabriel Paul

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