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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993916715 (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.
  • dhlcouriercompanybeninrepublic@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "dannymijad " <dannymijad_8@rediffmail.com>
Date: 11 Aug 2007 16:51:40 -0000
Subject: CONTACT DHL COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE


(DENIS &amp; AGU COUNSELORS AT LAW)06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.&nbsp;Hello dear friend, &nbsp;I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft of $1,500.000 US Dollars but did not heard from you since that time.Then I went and deposited the Draft with DHL COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to paraguay to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. I want You to contact the DHL COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to know when they will deliver your package and also i advise you to send your informations to them such as;&nbsp;Name: ============================&nbsp;AGE:==============================&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; OCCUPATION: =====================&nbsp;ADDRESS: =========================&nbsp;MOBILE NO.:========================&nbsp;SEX:&nbsp; ===========================UNTRY=============PICTURE===========!
======================&nbsp;I have paid for the delivery charges and insurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee which is $160 Us Dollars to received your package.This is their Contact Address,CONTACT PERSON; REV,DR; John Cocal.DIRECTOR DHL COURIER COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC. EMAIL;(dhlcouriercompanybeninrepublic@yahoo.fr)PHONE; +229-93916715&nbsp;Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee.I gave them your delivery information but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the transfering. Besides the DHL Courier Company doesn\'t know the content of this package. So let me know immediately you receive your Draft.&nbsp;Thanks, Mr; Danny Mijad.

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