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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)
  • "@diplomats.com" ("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)
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22993791894 (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.
  • independent_courier@diplomats.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: leonard baker <talk2baker@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:41:02 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Good News At Last


Hello My Good Friend,

Good day,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Certified Bank Check. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Ahmed Usman the foreign operation Director of Financial Trust Bank Plc, told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.
So I told him to covert the £800.000 BRITISH POUNDS STERLING to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the £800.000 BRITISH POUNDS STERLING in cash was made with INDEPENDENT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic.

Mr.Ahmed Usman the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have packaged the sum of £800.000 in consignment in your favour. Then he also helped me to Register the Consignment with INDEPENDENT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY. Thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes smoothly.

As for our agreement with the INDEPENDENT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY they promised that your consignment will leave this Country as soon as you provide the necessary information to enable them deliver your consignment to you,as the Director of the INDEPENDENT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations to enable them locate you immediately the Diplomats arrived to your Country.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below including the below registration number,
independent/mtm/ped/214/2007
ATTN: MR.KEN UMARU
TEl:+229 93791894
EMAIL: independent_courier@diplomats.com
Please, Send them your contacts information to enable 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. YOUR IDENTIFICATION,PERSONAL ID OR PASSPORT.scan it and send to them

Please make sure you send this needed info’s to the Director general of INDEPENDENT COURIER SERVICE COMPANY MR.KEN UMARU with the email address given to you above.
Note.The Independent courier company don't know the contents of your consignment. I registered it as a BOX that contains fabrics materials. They don't know it contains cash,this is for security reason. don't let them know that it contains money .
I am waiting for your urgent response as soon as you have received your consignment.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Mr Leo Baker

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