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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:
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +22997811829 (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.
  • globaltrustcourier03@yahoo.gr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aglobaltrustcourier03@yahoo.gr

Fraud email example:

From: "chiyereugo19 Gazeta.pl" <chiyereugo19@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 20:04:29 +0200
Subject: Contact The Company For Your Bank Draft.


ATTENTION:MY DEAR

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $2.5M. United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
that time. Then I went and deposited the Draft with Global Trust Courier
Company LTD, Cotonou, Benin Republic as consignment box before I travelled
out of the country for a 3 Months Course in Saudi Arabia and I will not
come back till Match 17th.

What you have to do right now is to contact the Global Trust Courier Company
LTD as soon as You receive the information to know when they will deliver
your package to you because of the expiring date and demurrage accumulation
as well For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charges,
Insurance premium Fee of the (Package )consignment with the company.

The only money you will send to the Global Trust Courier Company LTD to
deliver your Package direct to your Address in your country is ($125.00 US)
Dollars only to enable them obtain the certificate for Proof of Fund
Ownership and claims from the Federal High Court Of Appeal BeninRepublic.

Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $125.00 US
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no, because they don't know
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact the Global Trust Courier Company LTD now for the
delivery of your Package with this information bellow;

Contact Person:DR.BRIAN BANK

Tel: +229-97 81 18 29

Email Address:globaltrustcourier03@yahoo.gr<Address%3Aglobaltrustcourier03@yahoo.gr>

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to
give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and
know when it will get to your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their $125.00 US Dollars
for certificate of Proof of Fund Ownership as agreed, that will enable
them effect Delivery of the bank draft
package in your home.

Also let me know through email as soon as you receive your Bank Draft.

Yours Faithfully,

Chiyere Ugo

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