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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:
  • "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.
  • +22993892879 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +22998377738 (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.
  • tcompany@net.hr
  • tccompany1@net.hr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Darryl & Diane grandly" <darryl1@xakep.ru>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:22:19 +0200
Subject: SEND YOUR URGENT LATTER AHEAD TO Dr.MAXWELL SHAGAN IMMEDIATELY NOW ?


Courage My Dear

Your Compensation of ($6.2million) Cash Payment, which return on 11th of
July 11 / 7/2008 on Thursday, and due to the wrong address provided, I
think there is a mistake in the address giving to me and that has cost me a
lot of strength for shipping it to your residential location, but thank God
it return Back safely. Now your urgent Contact should be send to the
(Company) Immediately with required info...such As

YOUR COUNTRY;;;;;;; YOUR FULL NAME;;;;;;;; OCCUPATION;;;;;;;;
HOME ADDRESS;;;;;; PASS PORT;;;;;MOBIL PHONE NUMBER;;;;;;;;;
OFFICE NUMBER;;;;; HOME NUMBER;;;;;;;; AGE;;;;; SEX;;;;;;;;

Send you're later of Delivery support to GORM: IVER GOODSON: Head of
International Delivery Company Benin,
E-mail: (tcompany@net.hr) or (tccompany1@net.hr)
Contact: Tele: +229-93892879, 00229-98377738.

For the purpose of clarification, It is advice that the entire fee has been
paid for your delivery so it's probably $185 dollar remains that you to send
to their security officer for the safe keeping of the box so far since it
was returning. don't be misconceived by anybody,as it might interest you to
know that a latter is also added to it,

In addition to what i said earlier, the Cash Payment of the $6.2million is
Seal in a (metal Box) for your security reason. Don't let the company know
the content of the box till it hand over to you, i registered it as a box of
family goods. avoid delay and finally endeavor to indicate this CODE
N°(GL-14160) this code shows that you are the rightful owner of the box
deposited in their company, use it as your subject when contacting them,
thanks and have a wonderful day.

Best Regards
Darryl & Diane grandly
BANK OF BENIN P L C
Plot 87 Arose Shogunate Street,COTONOU

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