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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +22995380683 (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.
  • globaltrustcouriercompany55@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Williams Tudor" <wtudor@btconnect.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:02:40 -0000
Subject: GOOD NEWS, CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY.

Attn:

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Baod Bank (www.baod.org) Benin told me that before the cheque will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $1.5Million in cash payment, All the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.5Million in cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY.

Be inform that the only fee you have to send to them is $125 usd which will serve as their Office Keeping fee for save keeping of your package to enable them deliver the Consignment box to you
immediately they receive the $125 usd from you.

Do contact them and let me know when you have recieve your fund, below is the needed information to enable you contact them for the delivery.

NAME: GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY
CONTACT DIRECTOR IN CHRAGE: SAMUEL UBAH
CONTACT TEL: +229-9538-0683
EMAIL: globaltrustcouriercompany55@yahoo.fr

Send your full details as listed to avoid wrong delivery:

1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3. YOUR HOME/OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE:
5. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS:

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist your fund
that i deposited in the Global Trust Courier Company so that we can share the joy
together and note that it is only $125 usd that you have to pay.

Regards,
Mr.William Tudor.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam