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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)
  • "courier company" (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.
  • +22993166247 (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.
  • impexcourier00comp@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:08:34 +0100
Subject: CONTACT GLOBAL IMPEX COURIER FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT DELIVERY


=C2=A0
=C2=A0=20
Hello My dear,
I have been waiting for you since then to come down here and pick your ou=
tstanding payment left but I did not hear from you since that time as we =
fixed.

Then I went and deposited the $1,500 000.00 (One million,five hundred tho=
usand) US Dollars. I lodged the funds inside a Copper box as Consignment =
with GLOBAL IMPEX COURIER COMPANY in Benin Republic because I travelled t=
o China to visit my friend for the Company's Annual Board meeting. I will=
not come back till next month end.

Please note that I did not disclose to the Courier that the content of th=
e Consignment box is cash money, instead I registered the consignment as =
containing some pieces of Art work, this was for security reason and to e=
nsure that the Consigned fund reached you safely.

I want You to contact the GLOBAL IMPEX COURIER COMPANY to know when they =
will deliver your package(fund). I have paid for the delivering charges e=
xcept the keeping fee which they said it can only be paid when the Deposi=
ts is ready for shipment to the Receiver.
Therefore, The only money you have to send to them is the security keepin=
g fee which is $99.00 Us Dollars to receive your package at your nominate=
d address.

So be advised to contact the Courier Director through this below details =
and reconfirm to him the
information and address where to send
the Package to you.

CONTACT; DR. FRANK BELLO=C2=A0 (DISTRICT
MANAGER GLOBAL IMPEX COURIER COMPANY)
CONTACT PHONE +229 93166247 or (00229)93166247
E-mail: impexcourier00comp@hotmail.fr=C2=A0

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the Security =
Keeping fee. I Would have given them the address but I later thought you =
have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivery a=
nd to be sure the fund is delivered to the nominated address of your Choi=
ce.

Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name:-----------------------
Your Address:---------------------------
Home telephone:---------------------
Office telephone:---------------------
Your picture:------------------------------

Let me know as soon as you received the consignment(fund) so that I
will be sure you received the total=C2=A0 $1,500 000.00.
Best Wishes,

Engr. ANDREW CHRISTOPHER (Messr).
=C2=A0

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