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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:

• 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. )
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • 3dglobaltrus_companyplc205@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "patrick sam" <patrick_sam20@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:05:50 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: SECRETARY BARRY BELLO



Attention,

I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager =
of Financial Trust Bank Plc Benin told me that before the check will ge=
t to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $800,000.00 all the =
necessary arrangement of delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was made wi=
th GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY DIRECTOR:
Below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you=
immediately. the only fee you have to pay them is $95 usd that they wi=
ll use to obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that wil=
l prove that the parcel that consist total sum of $95 belong to you be =
rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.

GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY DIRECTOR
PROFFESOR.DR. .Ugo Odili

EMAIL=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3Dglobaltrus_companyplc205@yahoo.fr
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1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
6.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG58945=20
7.CODE NMBER 0140479

Please make sure you send this needed info=92s to the Director general =
of GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY PROFFESOR.DR.Ugo Odili with the addres=
s given to you.
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Note ;The GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY LTD don't know the contents of t=
he Box. I registered it as a Box of family valuable belongs. They don't=
know it contents fund. this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. do=
n't let them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for yo=
ur urgent response. =20
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Thanks and Remain Blessed.
SECRETARY BARRY BELLO =20


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