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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:
  • "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.
  • +22997820357 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "jean" <jeansaweh005@centrum.sk>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:34:44 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.


Hello,
 
I have been waiting for you since to write or come down here and pick up your  "CONTRACT FUND COMPENSATION"  after we have successfully succeded in transfering the main contract funds abroad with the help of another investor. But until now have not heard from you since that time as we agreed. Then I went ahead and deposited the ($1.6m), as a  BOX, Containing "AFRICAN ANTIQUES"  with "INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED" in Benin Republic, as am right now in Belgium,for my Annual leave and Medical Checkup and I will not be back until end of october. 2008.
 
Now, i will want you to contact the "INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY" to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges. The only money you have to send to them is $160 for their Security keeping and handeling charges of your consignment.
 
CONTACT PERSON; Dr.Henry Evah. (Director.)
COMPANY'S NAME; INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY LIMITED.
Email Addresses; Customer Care &amp; Inquiry ;(inter.compny@msn.com)
 
                                      Tel: +229-978-20-357             
                                                             
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid any further increase in the Security keeping  Charges of your consignment. I listed to them your delivering address but you can still re-confirm it back to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.
 
Reconfirm below information to the company.
 
1.) Full Name;…
2.) Delivering Address home /office;….
3.) Telephone Office / Private
4.) Numbers ;..............
5.)Ocuupation / Position;............
6.)Age;..........
7.)Copy of any of your identification;......
 
Get me informed  as soon as you receive your Consignment, and make sure you check the contents to know if the total funds of the total ($1.6m) is intact.
 
Write them immediately to discuss on the shippment,as i have directed ok.
 
Best Regards
Dr.Jean Saweh.
(Former Director Finance.)
Belgium

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