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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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. )
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Nduka Emmanuel" <enduka3@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:40:45 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR FUND PACKAGE


Attn :My Dear

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft and waiting for you to come down
here and pick your Draft/Cheque, After sometime I ask the DIRECTOR OF
DIAMOND BANK BENIN if the draft is expire or getting to expire, he told me
that the draft will expire within 3 days, i told him to cash $800,000.00
bank draft to cash payment.

All the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was made
with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY

Since no body hear from you, I went and deposited the package with GLOBAL
MAX COURIER COMPANY 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 MAX COURIER COMPANY to know when they will
deliver your package.Contact Global Max Courier company with bellow
information.

DIRECTOR: JIM CHIKA

TEL:00229 93 47 28 98

E-mail: glomdiplomaticbenin1@live.fr


Ask him to send you ONE TRUNK BOX contains AFRICA CLOTHS deposited with them
to deliver to you on your request , Note that the real contents of the box
is (usd$800,000.00) UNITED STATES DOLLARS which my boss kept for your
compersation for your last attempt to help him in transfering those fund
.Moreso, you should not inform the global company director or any one
related to their office that the trunk box contains money because i
registered the TRUNK BOX with them as AFRICA CLOTHS FOR SECURITY reason.

SEND TO THE GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY, INFORMATION SUCH AS:

Full Name:
Home Address:
Occupation:
Cell Phone
Photo
Age:

Please do let me know immediately you receive the TRUNK BOX which
contains(usd$800,000.00) cash so that i will know that the consignment fund
is not with the security company anymore.

Thanks

Emmanuel Nduka

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