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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +22997232355 (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.
  • globalcouriertrustservicecotonoubenin@pobox.sk

Fraud email example:

From: Frederick Onyebuchi <frederick_12onyebuchk@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 11:07:24 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT HE GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE FOR QUICK DELIVERY OF YOUR VALUE


Dear Madras House,
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 Ecobank PLC Cotonou Benin told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $900.000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $900.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE here in Cotonou Benin Republic,

Mr.Ahmed Zafa the Director of Ecobank PLC Cotonou Benin have to package the sum of $1000.000 in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on monday next week,But the Director of the GLOBAL COURIER TRUST 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: DR.Martin Udu
TEl: +229-97232355
EMAIL:globalcouriertrustservicecotonoubenin@pobox.sk
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 info’s to the Director general of GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE Dr.Martin Udu with the address given to you.

Note.GLOBAL COURIER TRUST SERVICE 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 COURIER TRUST SERVICE with this line:+229-97232355

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mr. Frederick Onyebuchi.



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