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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • globalbasicourier01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kalujames5 Gazeta.pl" <kalujames5@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 02:28:11 -0700
Subject: Greetings to you & your Family.


Dear Friend,

Greetings to you & your Family.

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of £1,000,000.00 Euro, but I did not hear from you since that time,
Then I went and deposited the Draft with Global Basic Security and Courier
Company, Cotonou, Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a
short Course and I will not come back till end of the year. What you have to
do now is to contact the Global Basic Security and Courier Company as soon
as possible and instruct them to deliver your package to you.

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charges, The only money
you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your Draft direct
to your postal Address in your country is ($155.00) for their Security
Keeping Fee, Contact the director of the Courier company immediately and
call him as you contact him:

Director Global Security and Courier Company Benin Republic.

Director Name Rev. Tony Okolo
Telephone Number 00 229-9399-2575.
E-mail Address: globalbasicourier01@yahoo.fr
Registration No; Eg2272
Security Code Number: 01721457

Therefore contact the courier company with the information blow to send your
consignment to you.


1.YOUR FULL NAME-?
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:?
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:?
4. PACKAGE NUMBER: JKT0014523

N.B: Remenber to quote the package number as you contact the courier company
for identification.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Kalu James.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam