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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +22997856761 (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.
  • cettelcourierdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "agu tony" <tonyagu17@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 19:41:41 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE CETTEL DELIVERY COMPANY BENI FOR YOUR PACKAGE


Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your
$1.500,000.00, but did not heard from you since that time. Then I went and
deposited the package with Cettel Courier Delivery Company here in Benin
Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss and will not come back
till next month end. You can stop any commication with any one because you
fund is now registerd with this company.I want You to contact the CETTEL
COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN 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 $130.00 Us
Dollars to received your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY
Contact Dr Jushua Igwe.
E-mail:( cettelcourierdeliverycompany@yahoo.fr)

TelePhone +229-97-85-67-61.

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. For your best
information don't let their diplomatic agent knows the contents of this
package, Is only they director Dr Jushua Igwe knows the contents of this
package as he is the one 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 any 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 $1.500,000.00
Thanks.
Mr.Tony Agu.

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