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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:
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "bob john" <bobojojo9@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 17:30:38 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ADEXEC COMPANY IMMEDIATELY.


HELLO,MY GOOD FRIEND.


HOW ARE YOU TODAY? I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU THAT I HAVE PAID THE FEE FOR
YOUR BANK DRAFT. AND I WENT TO THE BANK TO CONFIRM IF THE BANK DRAFT HAS
EXPIRED OR GETTING NEAR TO EXPIRE AND MR.AHMED ZAFA THE DIRECTOR OF KDB
CENTRAL BANK OF WEST AFRICAN STATES(KDBCEAO) TOLD ME THAT BEFORE THE BANK
DRAFT WILL GET TO YOUR DESTINATION ADDRESS THAT IT WILL EXPIRE.


SO I TOLD HIM TO CASH THE BANK DRAFT OF (US$1.200,000.00) ONE MILLION TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO CASH PAYMENT TO AVOID LOSTING THIS
FUNDS.HOWEVER, ALL THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENT OF DELIVERING THE
US$1.200,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS IN CASH WAS MADE WITH ADEXEC
SECURITY/COURIER SERVICES PLC. IN COTONOU BENIN REPUBLIC, MR.DAVID JOHNSON A
THE DIRECTOR OF AMHADGIN PARCKAGING WEST AFRICAN STATES COTONOU HAVE TO
PACKAGE THE SUM OF US$1.200,000.00 IN CASH FOR ME.THEN HE ALSO AGREED TO
HELP ME TO REGISTER THE CONSIGNMENT WITH ADEXEC SECURITY/COURIER SERVICES
PLC. INFACT I'M HAPPY THAT EVERY MOVEMENT I MADE GOES NORMALLY.



AS FOR OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE ADEXEC COURIER SERVICES PLC. THEY PROMISED
THAT YOUR CONSIGNMENT WILL LEAVE THIS COUNTRY BY NEXT WEEK,BUT THE DIRECTOR
OF THE ADEXEC SECURITY/COURIER SERVICES PLC. SAID THAT YOU HAVE TO SEND THEM
YOUR CONTACTS INFORMATIONS TO ABLE THEM MEET UP WITH YOU IMMEDIATELY AND TO
ENABLE THE DIPLOMAT AGENT CONTACT YOU ON ARRIVALE TO YOUR COUNTRY. NOW
CONTACT ADEXEC COMPANY ON THE BELOW ADDRESS.


CONTACT PERSON; MR PASCAL C. BALA.
EMAIL THE COMPANY ON: ( adexecscb@live.com )


PLEASE, SEND THEM YOUR CONTACTS INFORMATION TO ABLE THEM LOCATE YOU
IMMEDIATELY THEY ARRIVED IN YOUR COUNTRY WITH YOUR BOX .THIS IS WHAT THEY
NEED FROM YOU.


1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE. N/A
5.YOUR OCCUPATION
6.THE TIME WHEN YOU WILL BE AT HOME SO THE DIPLOMAT CAN MEET YOU WHEN HE
ARRIVAL.
7.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE.


PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU SEND THIS NEEDED INFORMATION TO THE ADEXEC SECURITY
COMPANY SO THAT THEY WILL KNOW WHEN TO MEET YOU AT HOME TO HAND OVER YOUR
TRUNK BOX TO YOU.


THE ADEXEC SECURITY/COURIER SERVICES PLC. DON'T KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE
BOX. I REGISTERED IT AS AFRICAN CLOTHS. THEY DON'T KNOW IT CONTENTS MONEY.
THIS IS TO AVOID THEM DELAYING WITH THE BOX. DON'T LET THEM KNOW THAT THE
TRUNK BOX CONTAINS MONEY OK.


NOTE; THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND TO ADEXEC SECURITY COMPANY IS US$98 BEING
THE SECURITY CHARGES OF THE COMPANY BECAUSE I HAVE PAID FOR INURANCE CHARGES
AND OTHERS BEFORE I TRAVELED OUT OF COUNTRY, DONT BE DECEIVED BY ANY BODY TO
PAY ANY OTHER MONEY AXCEPT THE SECURITY CHARGES OF US$98 I WOULD HAVE PAID
IT BUT THEY SAID NO BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW WHEN YOU WILL CONTACT THEM AND IN
CASE OF DEMURRAGE.


REGARDS
DR BOB JOHN

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