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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)
  • "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.
  • +22993890522 (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.
  • globaldiplomaticcompany98@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: morganhany2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:08:25 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GOOD=20NEWS?=

Atten...

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for
your Cheque Draft. And I went to the Bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired
or getting near to expire and Mr. Ahmed Zuma the Director of Boad Bank (www.boad.org)
told me that before the Cheque will get to your hand that it will Expire.


So I told him to cash the $1.500.000.00USD, DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid
losting this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering
the $1.500.000.00USD, DOLLARS in cash was made, Mr. Ahmed Zuma the Director
of Financial Boad Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of $1.500.000.00USD,
DOLLARS in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment
with GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the
movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Diplomatic Company they promised that
your consignment will leave this country next Week, But the Director of
the GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations
to enable them meet up with you immediately their Diplomat Agent arrived
to your Country.

PLEASE WRITE A LETTER OF APPLICATION TO THE COMPANY VIA THIS E-

Director: DR. SAMUEL UBAH
EMAIL: globaldiplomaticcompany98@yahoo.fr
Number: +229-9389-0522


Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX.

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director General of
GlobalDiplomatic Company DR. SAMUEL UBAH with the address given to you.Note.The
Global Diploatic company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered
it as a BOX of an Africa cloths and shoes. They don't know it contents money.
this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that is
money that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Morgan Hany.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam