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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +22993200604 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jeffrey Ndu" <jeffreyndu@sify.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:10:41 +0100
Subject: HERE IS THE COURRIER CONTACTS


Dearest Friend,

How are you today?
I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your bank Draft. I
went to the bank to confirm if the Check has expired or getting near to
expire and Mr.Henry Dona the Director of Financial Bank told me that the
bank draft will expire in next five days, So without wasting time I told him
to cash the TEN- MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY (
$10.500,000.00 ) to cash payment to avoid losting of this funds.

However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the of the fund has
been made with PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin
Republic.

Then he also helped me to Register the Consignment with PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC
DELIVERY COMPANY. Infact I thank God very much for all the movement I made,
every thing goes normally. As for our agreement with the Pacific delivery
company they promised that your consignment will leave this Country
immediately you send your delivery address to them.

The Director of the PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY is now waiting for
your delivery informations to enable them locate you immediately the
Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
ATTN: DR DAVE POTTS
TEl: +229 93-200-604
EMAIL : pacificdiplomat2002@msn.com

Bellow is the requested information from You to enable them deliver the
package to you immediately without any more delay :

YOUR FULL NAME..
HOME ADDRESS...
CITY AND COUNTRY..
CELL PHONE..
HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER..
YOUR OFFICE TELEPHONE...
SEX..
AGE..

Thanks and Remain Blessed.
Jeffrey Ndu

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