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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +22993039623 (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.
  • shalom_delivery_company44@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paulokoye.2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 09:53:02 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20THE=20DELIVERY=20COMPANY=20IMMEDIATELY=2E?=

Dearest one,

Long time, I have deposited your bank draft of $850.000 usd to Courier Delivery
Company Benin Republic because i waited enough to hear from you so that
it can be wired through Ecobankplc here.but because of late delay i deposit
it to Courier Delivery Company here in Benin. So i paid them delivery charges
& insurance fee meanwhile the only fee to pay them again is their security

keeping fee which is $95.00 because i travelled to IRAQ to see my boss and
i will not come back till next month. therefore i will advise you to contact
them with their contact information as listed below to avoid them increase
their security fee.


because i package the bank draft like box of african cloth then i told the
diretor that i have an african cloth to deliver to my friend which means
they will not delay much unless you delay to send their fee of $95.00. So
Below is their contact address including their email with the number of
the box;

Attention;Mr Morris Isreal. Director General Of Courier Delivery Company
Benin Republic. E-mails;(shalom_delivery_company44@yahoo.fr)
Tel;# +229-93039623
FAX===+0022993926724
No of box ;# Eg2272 Code
Number::01721459E.

Also below is the information they needed to deliver the bank draft to you
to avoid wrong delivery as i gave them your delivery address but you have
to reconfirm it to them ok.

Full name...........................
Home address..................
Country.............................
Telphone................... ........
Age...................................
Sex.......................................

Please make sure those information is complete as they promised once they
receive their security fee within 2to3 days your bank draft will be delivered
to your doorstep according to the Director. Note. The COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY
BENIN REPUBLIC doesn't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as
a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money. this is to
avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let them know what is contains.I
am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of COURIER
DELIVERY COMPANY with this line +229-93817059. Let me know immediately you
receive your Draft.
Thanks.
Secretary James Willis

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