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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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • glo_trustservice_co@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <cletus_adams@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:27:22 +0200
Subject: Good News (Your package)



GLOBAL TRUST COURIER SERVICE,
WANLIDA HOUSE BUILDING,
20 DEGBAGO CRESCENT,COTONOU,
REPUBLIC DU BENIN.

Dearest beneficiary,
This is to inform you that the delivery fee for your draftwhich has been with me for a long time hs been paid.
And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expiration and Mr. David Stephen,
the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.
So I told him to convert your US$950,000.00 US dollars to cash to avoid losing this funds under expiration.
However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the US$950,000.00 US dollars in cash was made with Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Service here in Cotonou Benin Republic.The Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package the
sum of US$950,000.00 USD and deposited it with the courier.
Then he also helped me in Registeing the Consignment with Global TrustDiplomatic Courier Service As for our agreement with
the Global Trust Courier Service they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before 5 days from now.
But the Director of the Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Service said that they need your contacts information's to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country. You are to contact the courier via this address below;

Attn: Mr.Agaba James,
Email:( glo_trustservice_co@yahoo.fr )
Registration Reference Number; wwdsc/x2/99
Code Number:xxxdcsc/2301

Also Send your contacts information to them which will be used to locate your address
immediately they arrive in your country with your box .This is what
they need from you;
1.YOUR FULL NAME...
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS...
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER....
5.A COPY OF YOUR PHOTOGRAPH OR DRIVER's LICENCE FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION....
Please makesure you send this needed information to the Director
general of Global Trust Diplomatic Courier Company Mr. Agaba James via the email address given to you.
Note this,the Global Trust Diplomatic courier company don't know the contents of the Box. It was registered as two boxes of Africa clothes. They did not know the contents was money.Do not let them know that the box contains money for safe delivery.Do not forget to forward this message to the courier service company.
I await to hear from you as soon as you receive it.Remain blessed.

With best regards,
Barrister. Adams Cletus.

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