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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)
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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)
  • "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. )
• 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.
  • +22997531829 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "andersonpope5 Gazeta.pl" <andersonpope5@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 11:06:12 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THE DELIVERY COMPANY NOW :


*Dear Friend,

Compliment of season, I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the
delivery fee for your cashier Cheque to be delivery to your address. But I
went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to
expire and Mr. Piliph Kwand the Director of Eco Bank told me that before
the cheque will get to your address it will expire. So I told him to cash
the ($1,500,000.00 USD) one million five hundred thousand USD in cash
payment to avoid loosing of the funds.

However, all the necessary arrangement to delivering the ($1,500,000.00
USD) in cash has been made with SCARLET COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou
Benin Republic, Mr.Piliph Kwand the Director of Eco Bank Republic of Du
Benin in Cotonou have package the sum of one million five hundred
thousand USD ($1,500,000.00 USD) in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help
me to register the Consignment box with SCARLET COURIER COMPANY. In fact I
thank God very much for all the effort and every thing went successfully.

As for our agreement with the SCARLET COURIER COMPANY they promised that
your consignment box will leave this Country as soon as they hear from you.
But the Director of the SCARLET COURIER COMPANY said that they need your
contacts information's to enable the delivery agent meet up with you and to
avoid wrong delivery. I mmediately the Diplomatic Agent arrived to your
Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.

YOURS FAITHFULLY DR. DOUGLAS LYNN DIRECTOR GENERAL OF SCARLET COURIER
COMPANY IN COTONOU BENIN -REPUBLIC. NAME: DR. DOUGLAS LYNN EMAIL: ( **
scarletcourierservicehelpline@live.com*<scarletcourierservicehelpline@live.com>
* )TELEPHONE: +229-975-318-29

Please, Send them your contacts information8 0s to able them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.

1. Your Full name.............

2. Your correct shipping address....................

3. Your mobile telephone number for easy communication.........


4. A copy of you ID card for proper identifications...........

Please make sure you send this needed information’s to the Director
general Scarlet Courier Company DR. DOUGLAS LYNN with the email address
given to you. Note The SCARLET COURIER COMPANY doesn’t know the contents
of The Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloth. They don't know
that the contents are money. This is to avoid any delaying with the BOX on
its way to your country. So do not let them know that the content is money.

Be informed that I have paid for the delivery charges to your address. Which
I paid $ 500 USD, the only fee you have to pay them now is the SECURITY
KEEPING FEE of your box which will be $ 285 USD. Because the courier company
does not keep customer order to last more than 2 days with their company to
avoid loss of any customers order.
Contact them or call on phone, ask them where to send the keeping fee, so
that they will ship out your box with out any further delay.

Thanks and Remain Bless.

Regards,

Mr. Anderson Pope.*

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