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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2293571129 (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.
  • gobalexpresscouriercompay@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ahmedkurutum1@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 11:56:46 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY,


Hello My dear,

I have been waiting for you since then to come down
here and pick your outstanding payment left but I did not hear from you
since that time as we fixed. Then I went and deposited the $1.5,000
000.00 (One million, five hundred thousand)US Dollars. I lodged the
funds inside a Copper box as Consignment with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER
COMPANY in Benin Republic because I traveled to China to visit my friend
for the Company\'s Annual Board meeting. I will not come back till next
month end.Please note that I did not disclose to the Courier that the
content of the Consignment box is cash money, instead registered the
consignment as containing some pieces of Art work, this was for security
reason and to ensure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.

I
want You to contact the GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to know when they
will deliver your package(fund). I have paid for the delivering charges
except the keeping fee which they said it can only be paid when the
Deposits is ready for shipment to the Receiver.Therefore, The only money
you have to send to them is the security keeping fee which is $120.00 Us
Dollars to receive your package at your nominated address.So be advised
to contact the Courier Director through this below details and reconfirm
to him the information and address where to send the Package to you.


CONTACT; Mr FELIX OLIVIA (DISTRICT
MANAGER GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER
COMPANY)
CONTACT PHONE +229 3571 129 or (00229)935 711
29
E-mail:gobalexpresscouriercompay@o2.pl

Try to contact them as soon
as possible to avoid increasing the Security Keeping fee. I Would have
given them the address but I later thought you have to reconfirm it to
them again to avoid any mistake on the delivery and to be sure the fund
is delivered to the nominated address of your Choice.

Reconfirm below
information to the company.

Your Full
Name:_________________________
Your Home
Address:______________________
Your
Age:_______________________________
Your
Occupation:________________________
Your Direct Phone
Number(s):____________
Your picture:___________________________
Your
Country:___________________________

Let me know as soon as you received
the consignment(fund) so that I will be sure you received the total
$1.5,000 000.00

Best Wishes,
Mr Donald Duke (Messr)

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