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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • globalmaxcouriecompany91@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "gentlemark1 Gazeta.pl" <gentlemark1@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:42:26 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL MAX FOR YOUR DRAFT


Hello Dear,
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but 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
$850,000.00 and all the
necessary arrangement of delivering the $850,000.00 in cash was made with
GLOBAL MAX COURIER
COMPANY.This contactinformation

DR.STEVEN LONGEMAIL: (globalmaxcouriecompany91@yahoo.fr )
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......
CONTACT FOR YOUR BANK DRAFT
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE......
5.YOUR COUNTRY...............
Please make sure you send this needed info is to the Director general of
GLOBAL MAX COURIER
COMPANY.
Dr,STEVEN LONG with the address given to you.Note. The GLOBAL MAX COURIER
COMPANY. don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of an
Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them
delaying with
the Box. don't let them know that it package box contained money.I am
waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks and Remain Bless
Gentle Mark

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