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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)
  • "registration 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. )
• 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.
  • +2299387704 (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.
  • globaltrustcouriercompay@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: filesdepartment filesdepartment <filesdepartment14@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <globaltrustcouriercompay@o2.pl>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:27:55 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE



My Dear Friend,
How are you today? It is been long I heard from you. Well, I just want to use this medium to thank you very much for your earlier assistance to help me in receiving the funds, without any positive outcome.

I am obliged to inform you that I have succeeded in receiving the funds with the help of a new partner from Argentina. Everything was perfectly done because we strike a deal with one of the Lady accountant who works with the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and she rendered a tremendous help to us. My new partner initiated this idea and everything worked successfully.

Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us somehow. In appreciation of your earlier assistance to me. I have decided to compensate you with the sum of $1.2million this is from my own share of the total sum. I did this simply to show you that it is good to do good things to the right people always. Presently, I am in Australia on holiday with my family.

You have to contact the Global Trust Security to know when they will deliver your consignment to you. I have paid for the delivering charges and registration Fee. The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fees of $95.00 us Dollars to receive your Money? Below is their director contact address:

Mr. Hubert IropaDirector Of OperationGlobal Trust Security Benin Republic.E-mail :( globaltrustcouriercompay@o2.pl)Phone number +229-9387704
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery. Your registration number is: GT. 12301.

Please for immediate delivery include your:
Full Name:_______________________________Your Phone Number(s):____________________Your registration Numbers:______________ Your Country and City____________
Your Age _________________
Your Home Adress_____________
Let me know as soon as you receive your money. Thanks,
Senator Williams Ben
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