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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +22997069697 (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.
  • thames_finance8@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: THAMES FINANCE BENIN REPUBLIC <thames_finance8@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 18:22:59 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ACT FAST


Thames Finance, Courier & Sec. Services
Our Ref: tfcs/crd /i.t-06


From The Desk of Mr. Terry Grey,
General Manager,
Thames Finance, Courier & Security Services, Cotonuo.
E-mail:thames_finance8@yahoo.fr
Direct Tel: +229 97069697.

Attn: DEAR,

Good day,

In refrence to your last mail,And we have called upon the police to arrest them for more questioning, i will get back to you in that regard by tommorrow ok, After having considered the circumstances surrounding your transaction, Knowing that you will not have the chance of coming down to our office here in Benin to carry your fund in person, it was decided upon that your fund will be conveyed to you through one of our most secured means of payment, DOOR-STEP DELIVERY SERVICE (D-S-D-S), here your fund will be conveyed to you with the use of a delivery agent who will bring your fund down to your delivery address.
You dont need to worry or even dwell that it is impossible because this mode have been adopted in delivering high valued items or properties by our company. Once the agent arrives your country, he will call you on phone to make sure you are present at the place of delivery before proceeding further for the delivery after which he shall deliver upon your meeting with him. You will be required to prepare the following as he will need them before he delivers your consignment to you:

*Any means of ID(You will show it to him for identification before handing over the consignment to you).
*You must guarantee a comfortable hospitality for him the delivery agent.
*You must make arrangements to pick him up from the Airport.
*You must present your direct mobile number and make sure it is always switched on, to enable him have easy contact with you upon his arrival.

Hence Kindly note,for us not to get interrupted by the customs due to the terrories activities going on in the world today like you know we need to obtain a Diplomatic yellow tag so that the customs will not inspect or distorb the consignment for anti-terrorist etc.

This diplomatic yellow tag amounts to $900.00 USD.

As soon as the payment is made we will get the deplomatic yellow tag which helps in marking your consignment custom free and it will not have any problem on the course of delivery and your consignment will depart immediately with out delay, your consignment will be in your country befor 48hrs of the aknowledgement of the payment. and as soon as the diplomat gets to your country he will call on you to come and pick him up from the Air-port to your home for the delivery.

Like you have to note this your money is contain in one junk and a pin code will be giving to you as soon as the consignment depart this country to your contry.

Here is the payment information on which you are expected to send the fee with via western union money transfer:

Recieptan Name: Chinwuba Christopher Chidi.
Address: Cotonou,Benin Republic.
Amount: $900.00 USD

As soon as the payment is made due feed me back with the payment information to enable the recieptan get it on time so your consignment will depart immediatly and also send down your consignment delivery address.



Regards,

Mr. Terry Grey,
General Manager,
Thames Finance And Security Company
Direct Tel: +229 97069697.
e-mail: thames_finance8@yahoo.fr


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