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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:
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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_globalshippingcompanybenin@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters19@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:16:21 +0200
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE



Attention,
I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque
Draft.but the manager of Financial Trust Bank Plc Benin told me that
before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to
cash $800,000.00 all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$800,000.00 in cash was made with GLOBALTRUST SHIPPING COMPANY BENIN


Below is the needed information to enable the shipping company deliver
your fund to you immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $97
usd that they will use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of
affadvite that will prove
that the parcel that consist total sum of
$800.000.00 belong to you be rest assure that all other fees have been
paid by me.
GLOBALTRUST SHIPPING COMPANY LTD BENIN REPUBLIC
REV DR
FRANK BELLO.
EMAIL( info_globalshippingcompanybenin@yahoo.fr
CONTACT
NUMBER 0022993158802
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR
CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY
OF YOUR PICTURE
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945
7.CODE NUMBER
0140479
Please make sure you send this needed infos to the Director
general of GLOBALTRUST SHIPPING COMPANY Dr Frank Bello with the
address given to you.

Note ;The GLOBALTRUST SHIPPING COMPANY LTD
don\'t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of family
valuable belongs. They don\'t know it contents fund. this is to avoid
them delaying with the Box. don\'t let them know that is money that is
in that Box.
You can as well call him immediately you received this
email with the number given to you.
I am waiting for your urgent
response.

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Secretary Martin Ballack






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