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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +22993863078 (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.
  • shalommaxcouriercompany@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: barr emma <barr_emma015@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:12:02 +0100
Subject: CONTACT SHALOM COMPANY IMMEDIATELY



ATTENTION:I have Paid the SHALOM COMPANY the delivery fee for the delivery of your fund ($1.500.000)
which has been credited in an ATM MASTER CARD for easy and safe delivery.But the manager
of Central Bank Benin 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 ($1.500.000) before it will expire.So i told director
of SHALOM COMPANY PROF.DR. Jim Chika to please help in re-activating the card before delivering
it to you, So the only fee you will pay him is $98 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 $98usd that they will use in re-activating
the CARD and also indicate this code (sc0081) when writen or calling he director, because it will prove
that you are the owner of the ATM MASTER CARD. SHALOM COURIER COMPANY REPUBLIC OF BENINPROFFESOR.DR. Jim Chika (DIRECTOR)EMAIL========= ( shalommaxcouriercompany@yahoo.fr )Telephone===== +229-93863078 SEND THE BELOW INFORMATION TO THE SHALOM 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(sc0081) to him ok. BEST REGARDBarr Emaa
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