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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • +22997039112 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "clembadru0001 Gazeta.pl" <clembadru0001@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 04:29:12 +0200
Subject: Contact Premier Security Company with this registraction number PC0124475BN asap.


Hello my good friend.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not
understand why this mail came to you.But if you do not remember me, you
might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a
multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.

I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar
business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from
Germany who financed the transaction to a logical conclusion.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness You showed
during the course of the transaction.I want to compensate you and show my
gratitude to you with the sum of $1.2,000 000.00 MILION USA DOLLLARS, I have
left a certified international bank draft for you worth of $1.2,000 000.00
Million USA Dollars.cashable anywhere in the world with PREMIER SECURITY
COMPANY.

My dear friend I will like you to contact the PREMIER SECURITY COMPANY to
know when they will deliver your package to you. I have paid for the
delivery charges, the only money you have to send to them is the security
keeping fee, which is $105.00 United States Dollars to received your Draft.i
would have paid for the security keeping fee but the security company they
refuse because they said they did not know how long it will take for you to
recive your draft so they said the security keeping fee will be paid as soon
as the draft if ready for delivery.

CONTACT PERSON; ALI SESAY Director
PREMIER SECURITY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-mail:( premier_courier@msn.com )
CONTACT PHONE:+229-97039112

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. 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 if any----------------------------------

Try to contact them with this registration number PC0124475BN as soon as
possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee.you have to reconfirm
it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivering.

Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft.

Best Regards
Mr.Clem Badru.

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