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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:
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • globalcourier_deliverycomp1976@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "godwin eze" <godwineze1@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 20:02:16 +0200
Subject: CONTACT THE GLOBAL COURIER FOR YOUR PACKAGE NOW,


Dearest friend,

I am writing to inform you that I have Paid for the delivery fee for
your bank draft but the manager of Bank of Africa Benin told me that before
the bank draft will get to you that it will expire.

So I told them to cash $800,000.00, and arrange in another bank draft for
you,
All the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800.000,00, in cash or in
bank draft was made with GLOBAL COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY SERVICE.
Be inform that there are some documents to be secured.

The only fee you have to send to them is $125 USd which will serve as the
insurance fee and claims of affadvite to enable them deliver the package to
you
immediately.

Do contact them with below information and request on how you will send
the needed $125 to them with all your informations and let me know when
you have recieve your fund, below is the needed information to enable
them deliver your fund to you immediately.

COMPANY NAME: GLOBAL COURIER DELIVERING COMPANY SERVICE
CONTACT DIRECTOR IN CHRAGE: Mr Ken Beneth
CONTACT EMAIL: globalcourier_deliverycomp1976@yahoo.fr
Contact them with your below information
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist
your fund that I deposited in the GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY so that we
can share the joy together.

GOD BLESS AND BEST REGARDS,
Mr Godwin Eze

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