419 scam: ben rigobert <gloseccompany0022@yahoo.com> GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY & DIPLOMATIC SERVICES

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "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.
- gloseccompany0022@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ben rigobert <gloseccompany0022@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 23:42:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY & DIPLOMATIC SERVICES

GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY.

GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY.
WANLIDA HOUSE BUILDING
20 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
MAILTO:-- gloseccompany0022@yahoo.com

Attention:Beneficiary.

I want you to know that all arrangement regarding deliver of your consignment box has concluded and don't expose your Consignment Box to your family or any body to aviod delay because you don't know your enemy.

And I help you to Register the Consignment Box here with our head Office GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY.I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made with them, every thing goes normally.

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire date and Mr Martine Kodejo, the Director of BANK OF AFRICA told me that before the cheque will get to your hand it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $10.800.000.00 dollars to cash payment to avoid loosing this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $10.800.000.00 in cash was made in our head office GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY here in BENIN,

Mr Martine Kodejo, the Director of BANK OF AFRICA have to package the sum of $10.800.000.00 in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with the GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with our Head Office Global company here in Benin they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on monday day next week,But OUR Director GENERAL of the GLOBAL COURIER COMPANY, DR Ben Ringobert, said that your contacts informations is needed to enable us meet with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Note.The Global company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contain money. this is to avoid them delaying the BOX. so do not let them know the contents of the box to avoid delay.

Meanwhile, do reconfirm your residential address and your cell phone number so that the Diplomat will contact you on his arrival and deliver your funds to you.

May God bless you

A wait for your immediate response.

Upon hearing from you, the Diplomat will leave immediately to your country with your funds to deliver it to your doorsteps.

Waiting your speedy and immediate response.

DR Ben Ringobert
The Director General of
Global Security Company .

TO GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY & DIPLOMATIC SERVICES

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