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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 service" (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.
• 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.
  • +22997824601 (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.
  • emscourierservice1@yahoo.it
  • nom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: "peter.uzo" <peter.uzo@laposte.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:05:31 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT EMS


Good day.
How are you today? I am writing to inform you that your Draft which has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Johnson Yayi 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 cash the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration. However, all the necessary arrangement for delivering the $850,000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with EMS COURIER SERVICE here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Johnson Yayi the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou has package the sum of $850,000.00 USD in cash for you.
Then he also help me to Register the Consignment with EMS COURIER SERVICE. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made, every thing went normally. As for our agreement with the EMS COURIER SERVICEthey promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before 5 days from now, But the Director of the EMS 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.
Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
ATTN: DR Micheal Laa
Tel.: +229 9782 4601
Email: emscourierservice1@yahoo.it
Please, Send them your contacts information to able 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.
For your information you will only pay them $285.00 this is the only money they told me that you have to pay for them to ship out the Consigment to you. The fee is for their security keeping fee.
Immediately you contact and send them the fee your Consignment worth $850,000.00 will be delivered to you, that is my agreement with them.
Please make sure you send this needed information to the Director general of EMS COURIER SERVICE Mr DR Micheal Laa with the address given to you.
Note this, The EMS COURIER SERVICE don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting for your urgent response. You can even call the EMS COURIER SERVICE with this line: +229 9782 4601
Regards.
Peter Eze.


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