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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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a 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. )
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +22501720102 (Cote d'Ivoire, 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.
  • enquiries.courierservic@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "info. secretary" <info.secretary2@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: info.secretary01@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:34:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Hello My future Hope,


Hello My future Hope,


Meany thanks to you for reply my mail, My Name is Miss. Suzan Kone Yormie 24 years old, from Liberia, in the western part of Africa, fair in complexion,(never married before ) I have a special reason why I decided to contact you. Though, it is not left for me to say, but I know that I am an honest, faithfull and caring girl.presently i am residing in the refugee camp here in Abidjan Capital city of Ivory coast in Wes Africa as a result of political situation in my country Liberia.


My late Father -John Winpoe Yormie was the deputy minister of national security in Charles Taylor's government. He was falsely accused of plotting to remove the (PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA- CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial,Charles Taylor killed him, i don't know how i will say this But it formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBCnews bulletins.You can verify this, from some of the international newspapers posted in the web sites below: (i)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm (ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_66.


Recently, i want to the Bank where my late father deposited the sum of $1,500.000 (one million five hundred thousand dollars) here in abidjan for the collection but due to the Internationa Money Launding problem in this country, I finally arranged with the bank manger of Bank Of Africa (BOA) and he has coverted the cash and package it in a diplomat box, the arrangement has been finalized with COURIER EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY to send the package to your home through diplomatic courier service, i have contacted them and they told me that you should forward all this information below to them so that they can be able to deliver the consignment box to your house.

Please carefully confirm your full house address, your private mobial phone number and send it to them to avoid wrong delivery of the consignmet to you .
FIRST NAME .................................
LAST NAME .....................................
OCCUPATION...................................
YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS....................
AGE....................................................
SEX.....................................................
TELPHONE NUMBER..........................
FAX NUMBER.....................................
A COPY OF YOUR INTER/PASSPORT.

Also remember that they did not know the content of the box I registered it as an Africa cloths with the registration informations below. They don't know that it contents money. this is to avoid the international money luanding squad also for them not to delay with the delivery of the box to you home. i don't want you to let them know that the content is money please.


Please try and get incontact with the deliverying company at this address
enquiries.courierservic@deliveryman.com
BOX REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
CONTACT PERSON ..... MR VICTOR ADA.

TELEPHONE NO........+225 01 72 01 02

Regards,

Suzan kone Yormie





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