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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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "does not know the contents of the box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22993138690 (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.
  • info_pdc_services2@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: timothy eze <timothyeze1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <info_pdc_services2@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 02:14:39 +0100
Subject: CONTACT COURIER COMPANY



Attn:my dear, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your bank Draft. I went to the bank to confirm if the Checkhas expired or getting near to expire and Mr.George Garuba the Director of Financial Bank told me that the bank draft will expire in next five days, So without wasting time I told him to cash the US$2.5 million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losting of this funds.
However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the of the fund has been made with PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.George Garuba the Director of Financial Bank Benin have to package the sum of $2.5 million US DOLLARS in cash in form of consignment. Then he also helped me to Register the Consignment with PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the Pacific Diplomatic Courier Services they promised that your consignment will leave this Country immediately you send your delivery address to them. The Director of the PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICES is now waiting for your delivery informations to enable them locate you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.Please write a letter of application to the given address below.ATTN: DR.DOMINIC MADUTEl: +229-93-13-86-90EMAIL:info_pdc_services2@yahoo.fr
Bellow is the requested information to enable them deliver the package to you immediately they without any more delay:
1.YOUR FULL NAME...........2.HOME ADDRESS...............3.CITY..........COUNTRY..............4.CELL PHONE...............5.HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.............6.YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE...............7.SEX.........AGE...............
Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of Pacific diplomatic Courier Company Dr Dominic Madu with the address given to you. Note that the Pacific diplomatic courier services does not know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They don't know that it contained money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that it is money that is in that Box. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the Director of Pacific diplomatic Courier services with this line:TEl: +229-93-13-86-90
NB: THERE IS AUTOMATIC KEY NUMBER THAT YOU WILL USE TO OPEN THE BOX. THE CODE IS 025013. NEVER YOU LET THEM KNOW THE CONTENT OF THIS PACKAGE
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND DON'T SHOW THIS CODE TO ANYBODY.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Timothy Eze

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