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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993661691 (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_shalomdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: offimail02@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:52:21 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20DIRECTOR=20OF=20THE=20COMPANY=20RIGHT=20AWAY?=

(DANIEL & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.


Dear Friend,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that due to your delaying
in coming down here to pick up your Cashier Cheque worth of $1.850,000.00
which my Director left here on your behalf before he travelled out of this
country,
I went to the bank that issued this Bank Draft yesterday to confirm if the
Cheque is still valid or it has expired or getting near to expire and the
Director of African Development Bank (ADB) Dr.Bankole C.Williams told me
that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $$1.850,000.00 (One Million ,Eight Hundred And
FIFTY Thousand United States Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losting this
funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.850,000.00
UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.

Here in Cotonou Benin Republic,Dr.BankoleC.Williams the Director of (ADB)
here in Cotonou has already packaged the total sum of $1.850,000.00 cashed
the whole amount and it was Packaged in a Diplomatic Iron Box for delivery
to your address, Then he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment
with SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. a UK company with affiliate office here,
Infact I'm happy that every thing goes normal that very yesterday.

As for our agreement with the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY.they promised that
your consignment will leave this Country on this weekend, but the Director
of the SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY. said that they need your full contacts informations
to enable their delivery agent locate you on his arrival with your box worth
of your total sum of One Million,Eight Hundred And FIFTY Thousand United
State Dollars.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
This is their Contact Address,
Contact: Hon.ALEX DOUF ROBERT
Director: shalom delivery company Benin Republic.
E-mail:(info_shalomdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr)
Phone number (+229-9366-1691)
Please, Send them your full contacts informations as demanded below to
enable their delivery agent locate you immediately he arrive 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 MOBILE PHONE NUMBER:_____________________
5.YOUR DATE OF BIRTH:___________________________
6.YOUR OCCUPATION:______________________________
7.YOUR COUNTRY:
8. INCLUDE YOUR BOX REGISTERED NUMBER(FTC-00864)

Please make sure you send those needed infoïmations to the Director
general of SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY, with their email address stated above.

Note.It is only their official charge,cost only $85.00 that you are to send
to them and don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money ok, and
mind you that SHALOM DELIVERY COMPANY,don't know the contents of the Box.
I registered it as a BOX of an African cloths. They don't know, it contains
money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know,
that it is money that is in that Box.

You can even call the Director of the company with this line:(+229-9366-1691)

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Barr. Daniel Mac

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