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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cashier's check" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +22997241189 (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.
  • unitedstateparcelservice30@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jo odi <johnodinamba723@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <unitedstateparcelservice30@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 08:12:51 +0100
Subject: CONTACT UPS COMPANY FOR DELIVERY PARCEL.




Dear Friend, I am very happy to inform you that I have been able to work out a new way to which you will receive this your cashier's check US $1,200.000.00 as parcel and as it may interest you to know I have been able to get in contact with Central Bank Of Benin to help cash the check. Right it is cash and package it as consignment. And I have been able to get in contact with a Diplomat who is going to deliver the consignment to your door step and as I made the plan he will be delivering the consignment to you and the content of the consignment will be the total US $1,200.000.00 in cash AS IT WAS BEFORE although I did not revel to him about the content of the consignment because I simply told him that the content of the consignment is your personal belongings/ family valuables. consignment still with him but we want to inform you to know if the arrangement is good for you before we can submit the information for be delivery. Remember the consignment will be registered as family valuables for security reasons under security monitoring department with a seal on it for security reasons, so do not allow them to know the real content until you receive it. According to the management of the dispatching company this afternoon he said that You can find the code number on the consignment, there is a place in it they will wrote TRP , when you open it through that side you will see the code to open the consignment, so contact the company today on this information bellow: Therefore at this point I wish to know your readiness to receive your fund as you will be required to reconfirm your receiving address once more and forward to the company so that I will make sure that I gave them your correct address to avoid any mistake about the delivery. They told me that you will be required to pay for the delivery of the parcel for a little rate amount of money which will only cost $85 dollar. Company Name: United State Parcel Service (USPS) Security Department. Contact Person: Mr Terry Cool:Email: ( unitedstateparcelservice30@yahoo.fr)Tel/Fax +229-9724-1189 Note; your consignment will be register as family valuables Remember they will ask you for this followings: Your Full Name................Your Home Address.............Your current Phone Numbers ..........You’re Cell Numbers...............You personal identification............ Also I want to remind you that no body will tamper the parcel until it gets to your destination.Waiting to hear from you soon about this and don’t fail to indicate your direct and current phone number as well. Thanks and best regards.Mr.JOHN ODINAMBA,

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