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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22993900124 (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.
  • globaltrustdipcompany@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: davis paul <davis_paul6@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 08:48:28 +0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS



My Dear Friend, Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your consinment Box. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Box has been carry or getting near to Global Company and Mr. Ahmed Zuma the Director of Boad Bank (www.boad.org) told me that the consinment box get to there hand last three week ago. So I told him to cash the (USD16.6 MILLION) United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the (USD16.6 MILLION) United States Dollars) in cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic. Mr. Ahmed Zuma the Director of Financial Boad Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of (USD16.6 MILLION) United StatesDollars) in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC 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 Diplomatic Company they promised that your consignment will leave this country this Week, But the Director of the GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations to enable them meet up with you immediately their Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country. PLEASE WRITE A LETTER OF APPLICATION TO THE COMPANY VIA THIS E-MAIL: Director: DR. SAMUEL UBAH EMAIL: globaltrustdipcompany@yahoo.com Number: +229-93-900-124.
Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your Consinment BOX . YOUR FULL INFORMATION IS NEEDE FOR THIS DELIVERY1.YOUR FULL NAME TO AVOID ANY MISKATE ON DELIVERY. 2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS WHERE YOU WHICHES YOUR BOX TO BE DELIVERED. 3.YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY COMUNCATION WHEN THEY ARIVE TO YOUR COUNTRY.
Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director General of Global Trust Diplomatic Company :DR.SAMUEL UBAH with the address given to you. Note.The Global Trust Diploatic company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths and shoes. 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. Thanks and Remain Blessed, Sincerely, Mr.Davis Paul.

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