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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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • keromjim@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:09:14 +0200
Subject: CONTACT HOME LAND SECURITY NET-WORK IMMEDIATELY


Good day,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the delivery
fee for your Certified Bank Check to be delivered directly to your doorstep.
And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near
to expire and Dr.Frank Stanley the foreign operation Director of Financial
Trust Bank Plc, told me that before the cheque will get to your hand that it
will expire.

So I told him to covert the ($850.000.00) Dollar's to cash payment to avoid
losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
($850.000.00) Dollar's in cash was made with HOME LAND SECURITY NET-WORK
here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Because i was told by the officer in-charge
that through their correspondent in the (USA new-york and Asia) that you
will receive your consignment savely after two working day's by their
acompanied diplomat who will come directly to your doorstep and deliver your
consignment without any delay.

Dr Frank Stanley the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have packaged
the sum of ($850.000.00) Dollar's in consignment to your favour. Then he
also helped me to Register the Consignment with HOME LAND SECURITY NET-WORK
for save keeping. Thank God very much for all the movement I made, every
thing goes smoothly.

As for our agreement with the HOME LAND SECURITY NET-WORK they promised that
your consignment will leave this Country as soon as you provide the
necessary information to enable them deliver your consignment directly to
your your doorstep ,as the Director of the HOME LAND SECURITY NET-WORK Mrs.
Favour Mathin's said that they need your contacts informations to enable
them locate you immediately the Diplomats arrived to your Country.
Finally, write a letter of application to the given address below including
the below registration number, independent/mtm/ped/214/2006 and also the
security code of 883kp.

ATTN: MR. JIM KEROM
EMAIL: keromjim@yahoo.fr

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your consignment 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.
5.YOUR IDENTIFICATION
6.YOUR COUNTRY.

Regards,
Mr. Rev Ben Mike

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