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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin is no Federal Republic, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• 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)
  • "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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • d_courier_service@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: pat urban <ps_18uk@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:19:19 -0600
Subject: GOOD NEWS!! LATEST DEVELOPMENT!



GOOD NEWS!! LATEST DEVELOPMENT!
Hello Dear, Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid the fee for your Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Jonathan Kuye the Director of the Bank told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with ZENITH COURIER COMPANY here in Federal Republic of Benin. Mr. Jonathan Kuye the Director of the Bank here has to package the sum of $850,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to register the Consignment with ZENITH COURIER COMPANY. In fact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the Zenith Courier Company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on next week, But the Director of the ZENITH COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts information to enable 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: Mr. Fredrick MantuEMAIL: d_courier_service@maktoob.com
Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This is what they need from you. 1. YOUR FULL NAME2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director General of Zenith Courier Company Mr. Fredrick Mantu with the address given to you. NOTE. The Zenith courier company doesn't know the contents of the Box. It was registered as a BOX containing African cloths. They don't know it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Do not let them know that it is money that is in that Box. Thanks and Remain blessed while I am waiting for your urgent response Regards, Pat Urban
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