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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)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +22993478676 (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.
  • diplomaticcourirservice@hotmail.com
  • jjjjjjeee@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters2@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:57:58 +0100
Subject: THE TOTAL MONEY IS US$6.2 MILLION.


My Dear Good Friend,

Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of
the shipment of your contract sum, I wish to inform you that all
necessary modalities have been automatically concluded and the
US$6.2million will leave This country to your Country on monday by
Express Cargo Flight. Note carefully the content of the crate is Your
$6.2milliom USD”
But I did not disclose it to the Courier
Services as Money,rather I informed them that the crate contain Vital
“DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS” belonging to my client (that´s you)
Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 420kg the secrete code is
( Q987-YZZ ).

On known account should you disclose the content of the
crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services for fear of betrayal. So do
not allow them to know that the content is money.Meanwhile the contact
of the Diplomatic Courier Services for you to contact them and for
immidiately action,is below;

CONTACT PERSOM....PASCAL.C.BALA,
EMAIL;
diplomaticcourirservice@hotmail.com

PHONE
NUMBER......+229-9347-8676
REMAINBER THE ONLY MONEY YOU WILL SEND TO
THEM IS US$254 WHICH IS THIER DELIVER/SECURITY FEE AND THAT IS THE ONLY
MONEY YOU SHOULD SEND TO THEM AND RECIVE THE CONSIGNMENT

Also give them
your address where the consignment will be delivered and. Meanwhile,I
will be coming over to your country immediate The Consignment arrives in
your Country for my 50% share. Please, Advise me as soon as possible of
your true position and also assure me that my share will be safe with
you, and endeavor to send the required information to the Courier
Services immediately so that they can proceed with out mistake.

Your
Full Name: _________________________
Your Complete Address (Physical
Address with Zip Code not
P.O.BOX) : ______________________________
Name
of City of
Residence:________________
Country:__________________________________
Direct
Telephone Number:__________________
Mobile
Number:_____________________________
Occupation:________________________________


PROFESSOR PEETE BOB JOHNSON,
G.M,BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
My email;
jjjjjjeee@yahoo.co.uk
NOTE: YOU SHOULD CONTACT DIPLOMATIC COURIER
SERVICE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE IT WILL BE TOO LATE
FOR YOU.


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