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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:
  • "barr." (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. )
• 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.
  • +22993895638 (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.
  • impex_couriercompanybenin02@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williamsjohn@elvigiaensenada.com
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:13:30 +0100
Subject: Kindly Contact Impex Courier Company For The Delivery Of Your Atm Card


Attention Please,

We have Paid the Impex Courier and Security Company the
delivery fee for the delivery of your fund ($800.000.00)
which has been credited in an ATM MASTER CARD for easy and
safe delivery.But the manager of Central Bank Of West
African States Benin Republic told me that the ATM CARD will
be re-activated before sending it to you so that you will be
able to withdraw the whole $800.000.00 before it will
expire.So i told director of Impex Courier and Security
company to please help in re-activating the card before
delivering it to you, So the only fee you will pay him is
$115 re-activation charges to enable him re-activate the
card before sending it to you to avoid expiry.

Below is the needed information to enable them re-activate
and deliver your ATM MASTER CARD to you immediately.
Note: the only fee you have to pay them is $115usd that they
will use in re-activating the CARD and also indicate this
code (ISC0081) when writen or calling he director, because
it will prove that you are the owner of the ATM MASTER CARD.

IMPEX COURIER COMPANY REPUBLIC OF BENIN
DR. KENNETH IFEZUO (DIRECTOR)
Telephone: +229-93 895 638
EMAIL: ( impex_couriercompanybenin02@yahoo.fr )


SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION TO THE IMPEX COURIER AND SECURITY
COMPANY
DIRECTOR ON THE ABOVE INFORMATION

1.YOUR FULL NAME:
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE:
5.NATIONALITY:

Do let me know immediately you receive your ATM MASTER CARD
so that we can share the joy togerther please do not forget
to indicate this code(ISC0081) to him ok.

Barr.Williams John

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam