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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +22995080396 (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.
  • globalexpresscouriercompany04@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank john" <uhygedmike@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:31:18 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY IMMDIATELY.


Hello My dear,

I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and pick your
outstanding payment left
but I did not hear from you since that time as we fixed. Then I went and
deposited the $1.5,000
000.00 (One million, five hundred thousand) US Dollars. I lodged the funds
inside a Copper box as
Consignment with GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY in Benin Republic because I
travelled to China to
visit my friend for the Company's Annual Board meeting. I will not come back
till next month end.
Please note that I did not disclose to the Courier that the content of the
Consignment box is cash
money, instead I registered the consignment as containing some pieces of Art
work, this was for
security reason and to ensure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.

I want You to know when they will deliver your
package(fund). I have paid for the delivering charges except the keeping fee
which they said it
can only be paid when the Deposits is ready for shipment to the Receiver.
Therefore, The only money you have to send to them is the security keeping
fee which is $150.00 Us
Dollars to receive your package at your nominated address.
So be advised to contact the Courier Director through this below details and
reconfirm to him the
information and address where to send the Package to you.

CONTACT; DR. ADRIAN HAMZA (DISTRICT
MANAGER GLOBAL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY)
CONTACT PHONE +22995080396

E-mail:............[ globalexpresscouriercompany04@gmail.com ]


Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the Security
Keeping fee. I Would have
given them the address but I later thought you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any
mistake on the delivery and to be sure the fund is delivered to the
nominated address of your
Choice.
Reconfirm below information to the company.

Your Full Name:-----------------------
Your Address:---------------------------
Home telephone:---------------------
Office telephone:---------------------
Your picture:------------------------------
Let me know as soon as you received the consignment(fund) so that I will be
sure you received the
total $1.5,000 000.00
Best Wishes,
Engr. MICHAEL RICHARD

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