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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: chibo eze26 <chiboeze26@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <globalcouriercompany1990@yahoo.it>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:03:44 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY



Secrectary Larry Bendo09 BP 2501 Akpakpa Dodomey,Cotonou Republic Du Benin.31st march 2008DearFrieend, I have been waiting to hear from you since last week so that we will share the good news together, well in respect of your support and hardworking in this organisation the BOARD OF EXCUTIVE in their last meeting has decided to reward four members effort with the sum of 850,000thousand USD each, right now YOUR FUND has been deposited at theGLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in BENIN REP my dear, the small box was not registered as FUND but as church evangelism tracks box therefore do not disclose the content of the box to anybody for security reasons,therefore contact the company immidiately to know when they will arrive in your country with your box
HERE ARE THEIR CONTACT ADDRESS 1.CONTACT PERSON......LEWIS BENSON2.E-mail:(globalcouriercompany1990@yahoo.it3.PHONE NUMBER...+22997529512.
my dear accept the security keeping fee all the money and document regarding the delivering of your box has been handed over to the COMPANY therefore do not be decieve. contact them immidiately for your box.
CONTACT THEM WITH THIS INFORMATIONS1..YOUR FULL NAME......................................2...YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS......................3..YOUR PHONE NUMBER..............................4..YOUR NATIONALITY....................................5.. DEPOSITOR NAME.......is LARRY BENDO .
make sure your information is correct so that they will not deliver your box to the wrong person I believe you shuold treat this letter with some conffideciality untill you recieve your fund and always remember to address the box as church evangelism tracks. , GOOD LUCK...REGARD SEC LARRY BENDO

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