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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +22993180972 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: dhlcustomercare.offic@live.com
Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:28:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: 11/04/08, I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT WITH DHL COURIER SERVICES


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:barristerkennedy.john@yahoo.com.co



- Hello good day I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmed Bank Draft of ($1.5m) One million Five hundred thousand U.S Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a while, Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expiring date and Dr.Wilson the Director, Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1,500,000 U.S DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration, As I will be out out of the country for a(2) two Months Course and I will not come back till the ending of January, 2009. What you have to do now is to contact DHL COURIER SERVICES as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium. The only money you will send to the DHL COURIER SERVICES to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($105.00 US) One Hundred & five United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Nevertheless, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $105.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.This is the full description of your consignment for your information; SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XDHLT542. SECURITY CODE SCTC/2008DHLX/567/ TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/k-320/ CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/FRBEN/xxiv/78/08 You have to contact DHL COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow: Director's Name: Dr Duss Samuel TEL +229 931 809 72 Company's Name: DHL COURIER SERVICES Benin Republic Email Address: dhlcustomercare.offic@live.com Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this email to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $105.00 US Dollars for their immediate action to avoid them delaying the shipment of your consignment. Note this: The DHL COURIER SERVICES don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa clothes. They did not know that the contents was money this and I told them this to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Remain blessed and good luck! Best regards, Barrister Kennedy John.

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