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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • +22993692129 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22993146197 (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.
  • ccourier_up@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IJEOMA EMEKA" <ijeomaemeka01@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 16:14:55 +0200
Subject: UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE


Good Day,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
Consignment box which contents your $1.500,000.00, but did not heard
from yousince that time. Then I went and deposited the consignment box
with UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE 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 UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE 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 $120 to received your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY:-

Contact Dr.Peter Daniel
E-mail: (ccourier_up@hotmail.fr)
Phone: 00229 931 461 97.

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 PETER DANIEL knows the contents of this consignment box 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. John Mark
tel +22993692129

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