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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:
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
• 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.
  • +22993482382 (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.
  • unitedparcelservice_bn@yahoo.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED PARCELSERVICE BENIN <unitedparcelservice_bn@yahoo.se>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:28:40 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: {Disarmed} VERY URGENT FROM UPS






Simtram Benin Authorized Service Contractor for UPS
BP 1488 Rue du GouverneurFourn
Contonou Benin

Tel :+229-93482382. Fax :+1610 728-0450



2nd, July.2007.
Reg Order No: UPS001973BN

Attention: Ms Otthilda Kaiser.
Address: Günzel Weg 65 Deggendorf 62398 Germany.

Office Telephone No.:None
Home Telephone No.: 49 1748191957
Cell phone No.: None


UNITED PARCEL SERVICE Benin is a well-established company offering courier and transport services 24 hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. We have extensive Africa, European and World connections and substantial team of couriers available for motorcycle dispatch plus van driver couriers in all size vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for dispatch by road, sea or air.
The management of this company hereby acknowledge your message.
I still understand your fears madam,and i will like at this point to assure you that as soon as you make this payment today,your consignment will leave this country,and by friday the 3rd day of August, your consignment will arrive Germany,and on monday it will be delivered to your door step at the given address above.
Again madam,we will like to remove your mind from the fear of been scammed as we cannot fold this company,for just $400.00,and the reputation of this company will be delt with if anything of such happens,and as the sole agent of UPS in Benin my company will also be affected.
Note that your consignment is a trunk box and it will be asked by the customs for yellow tag and we at this company also have to stamp it officially before it leaves this country.
I would advise you look for the $400.00 and pay immediately and receive your consignment withing the given time,as the consignment has been registered in the batch that will leave this country tomorrow, but if you fail to come up with money today then, beaware that it will then shift the delivery date and time of your consignment.
Meanwhile the payment is to be made via western union with the following information below.

Receiver's Name................................UZOH DAVID EMEKA
Address....................................................................COTONOU
Country.........................................................................BENIN
Text Question.............................................WHAT COLOUR?
Answer........................................................................BROWN
Amount....................................................................$400.00
Sender's Name......................................................................?

As soon as the payment is made forward the payment information immediately,for immediate delivery of your consignment.
I will like also to remind you that UPS is a house hold name when it comes to courier,consignment delivery company.

We wait to reciprocate your urgent compliance.

Mr Peter Maxwell
(Despatch Officer)
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE .
Simtram Benin
Authorized Service Contractor for UPS
BP485 Rue du Gouverneur Fourn
Contonou Benin
Tel :+229-93482382, Fax: +1-6107280450
Email: unitedparcelservice_bn@yahoo.se


Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year





UNITED PARCEL SERVICE.













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