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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:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "contact the diplomat" ("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.
  • +22997296693 (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.
  • infor_delivering_company010@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Williamsagudo john" <williamsagudojohn17@legwork.com.ng>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:43:42 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY BENIN


Antt My Dear,


I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your 850,000.00 but did not heard from you since that
time. Then I went and deposited the package with DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE
COMPANY BENIN 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 DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE
COMPANY BENIN 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 $95.00 Us Dollars to received
your package.

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY
Contact Dr. NNAMUDI PAUL
Director DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE COMPANY BENIN
Republic. E-mail:(infor_delivering_company010@yahoo.fr)
Phone number +229-97296693.

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 NNAMUDI PAUL
knows the contents of this package 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.

Send them the below information

YOUR FULL NAME--------------------------
YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER-------------------
YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE---------------------
YOUR ADDRESS-------------------
YOUR PIC-------------------------------
YOUR NEAREST AIRPORT---------------------

And below is the regisatration information.
YOUR COMPANY REGISATRATION NUMBER--------------7KR81GF
THE CODE NUMBER----------------------------------------------478HT45

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total 850,000.00 You can even told the
diplomatic agent that is africa material is inside of the package incase if
they ask you the contents.
Thanks.
Secretary
Williams Agudo John

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