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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)
  • "hundred thousand us dollars" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("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. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
  • "federal republic of benin" (Benin, Cameroon, etc. are no Federal Republics, unlike Nigeria where this type of scam was invented)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • global_max_couriercomp1990@yahoo.co.uk
  • global_max_couriercomp2002@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: chinedujoseph <chinedujoseph@orange.nl>
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:50:13 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attn: Contact The Global Max Courier Company


Attn:

Good day, how are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid the fee for your Draft. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of the Bank told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) to cash payment to avoid losing this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1,500,000.00 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in cash was made with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY here in Federal Republic of Benin Cotonou.

Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of the Bank here has to package the sum of $1,500,000.00 USD in cash for me. Then he also agreed to help me to register the Consignment with GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As for our agreement with the Global Max Courier Company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on next week, But the Director of the GLOBAL MAX COURIER COMPANY said that they need your contacts information’s to enable them meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country. Please write a letter of application to the given address below.



Attn: Mr. Williams Ume


Email. global_max_couriercomp1990@yahoo.co.uk, Or global_max_couriercomp2002@yahoo.fr,






Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived 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.
4. YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
5. A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director General of Global Max Courier Company Mr. Williams Ume with the address given to you.

Note. The Global Max courier company doesn’t know the contents of the Box. It was registered as a BOX containing Africa cloths. They don't know it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don’t let them know that is money that is in that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.



Thanks and Remain Blessed.





Yours



Mr Chinedu Joseph.

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