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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:

• 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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. )
• 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.
  • +22993472898 (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.
  • glo_courier_company77@yahoo.gr

Fraud email example:

From: georgeisaac@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:44:56 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL COURIER COMPANY WITH YOUR INFORMATIONS


My Dear
How are you today? I write to inform you that i have paid the
fee to deliver your draft, but the Directore Global courier company said
that before the draft reach you, that it will expire, so I told him to
cash the draft to cash payment,Now your draft worthy of $800,000.00 have
cashed and packaged as diplomat lusgage to deliver to your address as
soon as you contact Global courier company with their information
bellow.
Contact Person:Jim
Chika
Email:glo_courier_company77@yahoo.gr
Telephone:+229 93 47 28
98
Contact them and your full information such as,
your full name,
your
home address,
your telephone number
your age and Occupations
Ask them
to send to you the consignment box that was registered with them as
Africa Cloths to deliver to you, dont let them know that the consignment
box contains money for secuurity reason.
Thanks
George Isaac

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam