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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • gcscompany_2206@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter jim" <jimpeter6@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:56:32 -0800
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY


KFFI & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN,

Dear Friend, Greetings!


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $800,000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since that time.


Then I went and deposited the Draft with GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY ,
Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a 5 Months
Course and I will not come back till end of NOVEMBER 2008.


What you have to do now is to contact the, GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because
of the expiring date.
For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance
premium Fee of the funds showing that it is not a Drug Money or meant to
sponsor Terrorist attack in your Country.


The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is ( $125.00 US ) United
States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so
far.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $125.00 US
Dollars, I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the
GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this
information bellow;


COMPANY NAME: GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY
CONTACT DIRECTOR IN CHRAGE: JAMES YAYI
ONTACT EMAIL: gcscompany_2206@yahoo.fr


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery Let me
repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
any further delay and immediate action.
You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Draft.


Yours Faithfully,
JIM PETER

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