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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)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22993952796 (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.
  • globaltrustcourier55@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "good" <jimpeter7@centrum.sk>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:49:14 +0200
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL TRUST COMPANY


BARR PAMELA &amp; Counselor AT LAW)
09 BP 1106p AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft of $1,200,000.00 USD but did not heard from you since that time ,then I went and deposited the Draft with Global Trust Security Company here in Benin Republic, as I travelled to Japan to see my boss and will not come back till next year January. You have to contact the Global Trust security Company to know when they will deliver your package since I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.
The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee which is $95.00 Us Dollars to received your package. Don't be mislead by any body. This is their Contact Address
Director General --- DR. EVERETT GORDON
Company Name --- Global Trust Company Benin Republic.
E-mail --- globaltrustcourier55@yahoo.fr
Phone number --- +2299-395-2796.
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery. Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft .
Thanks,
BARRISTER  JIM PETER

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