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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22997529512 (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.
  • directorlewis@excite.co.uk
  • dhlcourierexpresscompany@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: william scarlet <williamscarlet09@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:47:03 +0000
Subject: CONTACT D.H.L AND RECIEVE YOUR BOX



Secrectary WILLIAM SCARLET
09 BP 2501 Akpakpa Dodomey,
Cotonou Republic Du Benin.

DearFrieend,
I have been waiting to hear from you since last week so that we will share the good news together, well in respect of your support and hardworking in this organisation the BOARD OF EXCUTIVE in their last meeting has decided to reward four members effort with the sum of 850,000thousand USD each, right now YOUR FUND has been deposited at the

D.H.L COURIER COMPANY here in BENIN REP my dear, the small box was not registered as FUND but as church evangelism tracks box therefore do not disclose the content of the box to anybody for security reasons,therefore contact the company immidiately to know when they will arrive in your country with your box

HERE ARE THEIR CONTACT ADDRESS
1.CONTACT PERSON......LEWIS KENNEDY
2.E-mail:..................( directorlewis@excite.co.uk)
COMPANY-email...dhlcourierexpresscompany@rocketmail.com)
3.PHONE NUMBER...+229-975-295-12

my dear accept the security keeping fee of $18 per day all the money and document regarding the delivering of your box has been paid and handed over to
D.H.L COURIER COMPANY therefore call the director and confirm their arrival date as your send their fee . Contact them immidiately for your box.
CONTACT THEM WITH THIS INFORMATIONS
1..YOUR FULL NAME......................................
2...YOUR DELIVERY ADDRESS......................
3..YOUR PHONE NUMBER..............................
4.. REG- NUM..............XQD7819-SC
5.. DEPOSITOR NAME.......WILLIAM SCARLET

make sure your information is correct so that they will not deliver your box to the wrong person I believe you shuold treat this letter with some conffideciality untill you recieve your fund and always remember to address the box as church evangelism tracks,
GOOD LUCK...
SEC WILLIAM SCARLET

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