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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:
  • "dumorrage" (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. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993859941 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22997550863 (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.
  • gsp.courier@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "terryjoe Gazeta.pl" <terryjoe@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:47:57 +0200
Subject: Contact Gsp Courier Company For Your Package


Hello My Dear,

After waiting and no response was heard, I deposited and also paid for the
delivery fee of your $1.5,000 000.00 Million US Dollars, as consignment box
to Gsp Courier Company in Cotonou Benin Rep because I travelled to South
America to visit my family and i will not come back till 15 june,2008.I want
you to contact the gsp Courier Company to know when they will be delivering
your consignment.

I have paid for the delivery charges and also the insurance fee, the only
fee you will pay them is the monthly dumorrage fee which they would pay the
security department that are guarding your consignment since the deposition
day.But if you will be very fast in contacting them,you will be charged for
only one month dumurrage fee which will cost only $125 usd.So i advice you
to contact them as soon as you receive this email.

Contact Person: DR. Frank Gomez
Manager Gsp Courier Company
E-mail: (gsp.courier@gmail.com)
Phone; +229-93859941/ 00229-97550863
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increase in dumorrage fee.I
gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them again
to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund Reconfirm below
information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address-------------------------
Home Telephone-----------------------
Office Telephone---------------------

Finally indicate this code: GM0081 when contacting them, it will identify
that you are the owner of the $1.500,000.00 consignment trunk box deposited
in the company. Do let me know as soon as you receive your consignment and
take a proper account of the content if the content is $1.500,000.00.

Best Regards,
Mr.Tery Joe

Anti-fraud resources:

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