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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +22995879153 (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.
  • gsp_courriercompanyltd@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "office file" <dr.aroh_eddy@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 21:07:46 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL SPEED COURRIER COMPANY LIMITED


HELLO DEAR,

The manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you
that it will expire.So i told him to cash the $4.5million usd to cash
payment all the necessary arrangement of delivering the 4.5million in cash
was made with GLOBAL
SPEED COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.

Call the director of GLOBAL SPEED COURRIER COMPANY LIMITED immediately to
verify this from him so that he can give you the correct step to follow so
that you will not make mistake +229 95 87 91 53. with out waisting time.I
have paid for the delivering charges The only money you have to send to them
is the keeping fee to received your package.

CONTACT PERSON; DR.MARTIN IKPEAMA. DISTRICT MANAGER Global speed Courrier
Company Limited BENIN REPUBLIC.E-mail:
( gsp_courriercompanyltd@yahoo.fr ) CONTACT PHONE +229 95 87 91 53. Try to
contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping
fee.Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945
CODE NUMBER 0140479

Let me know as soon as you receive your package,and check the contents
weather the complete of the total $4.500.000.00,

Regards
Barr.AROH EDDY.

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