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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993863077 (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.
  • globaltrustcompanyofficebenin003@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dudu musa <barrdudumusa15@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <globaltrustcompanyofficebenin003@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:34:10 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE NOW


(BARRDUDU MUSA & COUNSELORS AT LAW) 06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.Dear Friend,I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with Global Security Company here in Benin Republic because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the Global Trust Company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $85.00 Us Dollars to received your package.Don't be deceived by any body This is there Contact Address Contact Dr. JIM NKOH Director Global Trust Company Benin Republic. E-mail;( globaltrustcompanyofficebenin003@yahoo.com.hk ) Phone number +229-9386-3077.with your full information ok.
Full name......................
Home address.....................
Telphone...............
Age......................
Sex................
I gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them againto avoid any mistake
on the delivery.________________________________________________________________________Note. The Global Security Company BENIN REPUBLIC don't know the contentsof the Box. I registered it as a Box of an FAMILY VALUABLES. They don'tknow it contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don'tlet them know what is contains. I am waiting for your urgent response.Youcan even call the Director of Global Security Company with this line+229-938-63-077.Let me know immediately you receive your Consignment.
T as soon as you receive your Draft .ThanksBARR.dudu musa
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