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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22993724486 (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.
  • cspcouriercompanylimited_777@yahoo.fr
  • blobby5@zipmail.com.br
  • mr.blobby5@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: blobby8@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:14:44 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20CSPCOURIER=20COMPANY=20LIMITED=20IMMEDIATELY?=


Hello Dear,

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but the manager of Eko Bank Benin
told me that before the check will get to you

that it will
expire.So i told him to cash $2.000,000.00 Million USD all the necessary
arrangement of delivering the $2.000,000.00 Million

USD in cash was made.So contact the CSP COURIER COMPANY.Please write a letter
of application immediately to the given

address.

I also want to remained you that $3000.00 was deducted from the total sum
and this amount includes the registration and the

delivery fee
which is $500.00 and $2500.00 of the barrister that did the job, The only
money you will send to the company to deliver your

package box direct to your Address in your country is $100 dollars for their
security keeping fee,

address below.And don't let them know the content to avoid delaying delivery
ok.

ATTN:DR Victor Brown
TEl: +229-9372-44-86
EMAIL:(cspcouriercompanylimited_777@yahoo.fr)

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrive in your country with your BOX

(fund).This is
what they will need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME..............
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS............
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER............
4.YOUR CELL PHONE...............
5.YOUR PICTURE..................

Note ; your package was register as family valuables , in no condition will
you disclose the real content of your package to

anybody till you
receive it in your home for security reasons, this is Pete Samson emaill(blobby5@zipmail.com.br)


Mr.blobby5@zipmail.com.br

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