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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:
  • "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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • +22997016697 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: <globalbasiccourierservice@ubbi.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:30:08 -0300
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20VERY=20URGENT.?=

GLOBAL BASIC COURIER COMPANY BENIN 

  

                                                 

      

 

Your Ref:. DCS22903CTNBJIN .                                               Date: 23/09/2007

 

 

Attn: Mr. Steve,

 

Thanks for your mail, I want to inform you that the Company here is a legitimate Company, and also to let you know that the Consignment does not contain cheque, rather it's filled with money($2000,000,00 and the Diplomat does not know the content of the Consignment as money. Furthermore, I will like to notify you that the Diplomat will be leaving to Montreal(Canada) today or tomorrow to deliver goods to other people, you should know that he came to USA just because of your Consignment and since you said that you are not going to send him money to clear your Consignment of fund to be delivered to you in your home address, he will return the Consignment back to where it was originated from. Or you can meet him in Montreal(Canada) face to face with the sum of $7,500 US Dollars to collect your Consingment of fund from him.

 

The choice is yours, it's either you send the $4,200 US Dollars to him so that he will clear your Consignment from the Customs or you travel down to Montreal(Canada) with $7,500 US Dollars to claim your Consignment. Let me know your next plan today before the Diplomat leaves your Country to Montreal(Canada)

 

Call me as soon as you read this mail; 00229 97-01-66-97.

 

Regards. 

Mr. Duke Harrison. (Director)

GLOBAL BASIC COURIER SERVICE COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIQUE

 

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