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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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 agent" ("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. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <erickoshy000@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:47:54 +0200
Subject: Good Day



Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package box which contents your $800,000.00, but did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the package with GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back till next year.I want You to contact the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $120.00 Us Dollars to received your package.


You have to contact the GLOBAL TRUST COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your package with this information bellow;

Mr. Tobi Francis
EMAIL: global.trust.house@webmail.org.in


Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. For your best information don't let theirdiplomatic agent knows the contents of this package, Is only you and the director Mr.TOBI FRANCIS knows the contents of this package as he helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid a ny mistake on the delivering.


Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41


Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents wheather the complete of the total $800,000.00

Thanks.
Mr. Eric Koshy

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