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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22997065081 (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.
  • info_co_benin400@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: obiorawilliams1@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 13:02:43 +0100
Subject: OBIORAH WILLIAMS COUNSELORS AT LAW)


OBIORAH WILLIAMS COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY

COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you
since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft of $2.5M, US Dollars,
but I did not heard from you since that time.Then I went and deposited
the Draft with GLOBAL BASIC COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic,
because I travelled to paraguay to see my boss and will not come back
till next month end. I want You to contact the GLOBAL BASIC COURIER
COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC to know when they will deliver your package and
send your informations to them such as;

Name:
============================

AGE:==============================

OCCUPATION: =====================

ADDRESS:
=========================

MOBILE NO.:========================

SEX:
============================
COUNTRY=============
PICTURE=================================


I have paid for the delivery charges and insurance fee.The only money
you have to send to them is their
security keeping fee which is $98.00
US Dollars to received your package.This is their Contact Address,


CONTACT PERSON; DR.SANNI IBRAHIM.
GLOBAL BASIC COURIER COMPANY BENIN
REPUBLIC.
EMAIL;(info_co_benin400@yahoo.co.uk)
PHONE +229-97-06-50-81.


Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee.I gave them your delivery information but you have
to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the
delivery.Inaddition the GLOBAL BASIC COURIER COMPANY doesn\'t know the
content of this package,so don\'t let them know that your package
contains raw cash to avoid them delaying with the package.So let me know
immediately you receive your Draft.

Regards,
Mr.Obiorah Williams.





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