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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:
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 "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.
  • +22997380051 (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.
  • www.global_trustcompany@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prince Onyeka <prince_onye@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:37:29 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Delivery of your package box


Hello Dearest Friend,
Good day.How are you today?.I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Draft which has been laying fallow here in Africa.And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr Justin Yayi the Director Bank of Africa told me that the draft has expire.

So I told him to cash the Us$1.5Million to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration.However,all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.5Million in cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE here in Cotonou Benin Republic.

Mr.Justin Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package the sum of $1.5Million USD in cash for you through the strong room in a security proof box. Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE. Infact I thank God very
much for all the movement I made, every thing went normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Trust Courier Service they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before 5 days from now, But the Director of the GLOBAL TRUST DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE said that they need your contacts information's to enable them
meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country. Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

ATTN: Mr Chris Bebe
Tel.: +229 97380051
Email(www.global_trustcompany@yahoo.fr )


Please,Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.This is what they need from you.
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Company Mr Chris Bebe with the address given to you.

Note this. The Global Trust Diplomatic courier company don't know the contents of the Box.It was registered as a BOX of an African cloths. They did not know the contents was money.This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX and don't let them know that box contents money ok.

I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Global Trust Courier Service with this line: Tel.:+229 9780051.
Regards,
Dr Prince Onyeka.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam