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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +22993415522 (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.
  • global_speed_courier@yahoo.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nelsonu888 Gazeta.pl" <nelsonu888@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 00:34:36 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL SPEED COURIER COMPANY


Attention

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your( $2.7Million) but did not heard from you since that
time. Then I went and deposited the package with GLOBAL SPEED COURIER
SERIVICE COMPANY WORLD here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq
to see my boss and will not come back till next month end.

You can stop any commication with any one because you fund is now registerd
with this company. I want You to contact the GLOBAL SPEED COURIER SERIVICE
COMPANY WORLD to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for
the delivering charges and insurance fee.The only money you have to send to
them is there security keeping fee which is $105.00 Us Dollars to received
your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORMS OF THE COMPANY

Contact Name; Dr,Chris Hebert
E-mail: (global_speed_courier@yahoo.com.br)
Phone number +229-93 415522

I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.
Reconfirm below information .

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total ( $2.7Million)

Thanks.
SECRETARY Nelson Udo

Am not in town contact courier company immediately for the package

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