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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:
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993413726 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • globalsarlbj@bk.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Lauren Waganer" <laurenwaganer@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 05:39:18 +0100
Subject: YOU JUST HAVE TO CONTACT THE AGENCY OFFICE FOR IT


My Dear,

I've been waiting for you to come down and pick up your cashier
bank draft of usd$800,000 and i never heard from you as we fixed
and i waited enough to hear from you to no avail so i then went and
deposited the usd$800,000 USA Dollars,as consignment box with
Global Sarl Agency in Benin Republic.To get it,you have to contact
the agency using the info below:

*Contact person: Dr.Gracias Diare Shipment Officer Global
Agency Sarl Benin Rep
E-mails; **globalsarlbj@bk.ru* <globalsarlbj@bk.ru>*,
Tel: +229 93 41 37 26
Refrence no ;# Eg2272
*
I had to leave for Paraguay because of a business project as a matter
of urgency and i will be back after 3 months and i paid the delivery
charge & insurance fee meanwhile the only fee to be paid again is their

security keeping fee which is £62.You have to send the £62 security
keeping fee to the Agency for immediately the agency recieves it,they
will commence delivery to your address.You should also send to the
agency your full contact delivery address to recieve it.Make sure the
information is complete for the agency promised that once they receive
their security fee within 2 to 3 working days your consignment will be
delivered to your door step according to the shipment officer.

Note. The Global Agency Sarl don't know the contents is cash for I
registered it as African crafts. They don't know it contents money as
this is to avoid them from delaying the delivery.

You can even call the shipment officer to confirm on +229 93 41 37 26.
Remain blessed and do let me know immediately you receive it.

Thanks.
Dr Lauren Waganer.

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