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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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 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.
  • gmccbr4@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bute ego" <buteego277@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 01:59:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: NOW CONTACT GLOBAL MAX FOR YOUR PACKAGE


Dear Friend, Greetings!
=20
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Ba=
nk Draft worth of (usd $2.500.000.00)TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND =
UNITED DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out,but I=
did not hear from you since that time. Then with the help of a friend =
who is a bank manager I cashed the money and deposited it as a BOX cont=
aining African clothes with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY LIMITED, Cotonou=
, Benin Republic. =20

What you have to do now is to contact the GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY as=
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you. F=
or your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Clearanc=
e Certificate Fee of the package.
=20
The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliv=
er your package direct to your postal Address in your country is ($98.0=
0 US) NINETY EIGHT UNITED STATE DOLLARS ONLY, being Security Keeping F=
ee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody t=
o pay any other money except $98.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that =
but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and=
in case of demurrage.=20
You have to contact the GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery=
of your package with this information bellow;
=20
Contact Person: DR. JOSEPH DIKE=20
Telephone: 229 93904605
Email Address: gmccbr4@yahoo.fr
=20
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them =
again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery. =20
The infomations are;

1.YOUR FULL NAME;
2.YOUR AGE;
3.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS
4.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NOS
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICT FOR IDDENTIFICATION

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this ma=
il to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security K=
eeping fee of $98.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me kn=
ow immediately you recieves your package.

Yours Faithfully,

MR JEAN BEAL =20

Descubre el poder latino en el Mes de la Hispanidad http://www.starmedi=
a.com/noticias/especiales/hispanos.html

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