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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:
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993038563 (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.
  • glotrust008050@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: john@johnlouis.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:00:47 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY IMMEDIATLY


(Ahmed & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
11/6/2007

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable bank Draft of $800.000.00 United States Dollars but I did not hear for you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with GlobalSecurity Company Benin Republic .

I travelled out of the country to see my boss and will not come back till next month end , You have to contact the Global Trust Company as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package ,make sure that you contact them today so that you will receive your Draft next
tomorrow.
I paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee, The only money you will send to the security company to deliver your Draft direct to your Address in your country is small money for their
security keeping Fee so far . Don't deceive by any body , I would had pay that but they said no because to contact you may take time in case of demurrage.

You have to contact the Global Security Trust Company for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow .
DR. Mike Ene
DIRECTOR GENERAL
GLOBAL TRUST SECURITY
COMPANY COTONOU
BENIN REPUBLIC
Email address;glotrust008050@yahoo.fr
Phone number +229 93038563
Website (www.globaltrustsecuritycompany.new.fr)

Make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to track your package and know When it get to your address Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid Accumulating more bill. Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .

Thanks,
BARR JOHN LOUIS

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