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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:
  • "tax clearance" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • +2348062840186 (Nigeria, 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.
  • global_company11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: seth edeme <mrsethedeme@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 07:32:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


Attention,My Dear Amarjit Singh.

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Bank Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the Draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. John Mike the Director of Citizen Bank told me that before the Draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $800.000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800.000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY here in Nigeria,Mr.John Mike the Director of Citizen Bank Lagos have to package the sum of $800.000 in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Trust Courier company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on tuesday this week,But the Director of the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts informations to able them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
ATTN: DR. WILLIAM FORD.
TEl: +234-806-284-0186.
EMAIL: global_company11@yahoo.com
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your 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.
6. REGISTRATION FEE AND TAX CLEARANCE TOTAL AMOUNT $95
Please make sure you send this needed infos to the Director general of Global Trust Courier Company Dr. WILLIAM FORD with the address given to you.

Note.The Global Trust courier company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Global Trust Courier company with this line:234-806-284-0186
Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Mr. Sethedeme



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