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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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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 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.
  • diplomatic_courier22@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Tony Hurbert <dr-tony-hurbert12@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 16:56:26 +0100
Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR FUNDS OK



Dear Friend, Greetings to you & your Family.I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable bank Draft of $900,000.00 United States Dollars But I did not hear from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with the Diplomatic Courier Company,Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country to see my boss and will not come back till end of this Month. What you have to do now is to contact the Diplomatic Courie Company,Cotonou as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package,because of the expiring date. I paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee,The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($98) United States Dollars only being their Security Keeping Fee so far. So Don't deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $98.00, I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact theDiplomatic Courier Company,Cotonou for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow.
Contact Person; Dr Ugo Odili.Email Address:( diplomatic_courier22@yahoo.fr )Tel: 229-9346182Finally make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and know When it will get to your address. Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid And further delay. You should also Let me know as soon as you receive your funds and here is the.SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/ CONSIGNMENT CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
Yours Faithfully, REV: TONY HURBERT



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