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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +22993858734 (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.
  • lnfo.dhl_customers_deliver.care@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:28:42 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING COMPANY COMPLY WITH THEM IMMEDIATELY



Dear Friend,
=C2=A0
I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft but try as possible as your bes=
t to comply with them and recieve your cheque draft before expire.but the=
manager=C2=A0 of African Bank Benin told me that before the check will g=
et to you that it=C2=A0 will expire.So i told him to cash $1.500,000.00 a=
ll the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.500,000.00 in cash was =
made with DHL GLOBAL COMPANY. This in the information they need to delive=
ry your package to you.
=C2=A0
ATTN:=3D=3D=3D=3DDR BABA ULUWALE=20
TEl: :=3D=3D=3D=3D+229-9385-87-34
EMAIL=3D=3D=3D(lnfo.dhl_customers_deliver.care@hotmail.fr)

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immed=
iately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need=
from you.=20
=C2=A0
1. YOUR FULL NAME=20
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.=20
3.YOUR COUNTRY=20
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.=20
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.=20
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE=20
=C2=A0
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid mistake on the delivery.=
I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them =
again to avoid any mistake in the delivering including with your ID or Pi=
cture.Hoping to hear from you as soon as you receive the package box cont=
ains $1.5MILLION .
=C2=A0
SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
=C2=A0
Note.The DHL GLOBAL COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box.I register=
ed it as a Box of an Africa cloths. They don't know it contents $1.5MILLI=
ON. don't let them know that is money that is in that package Box.

Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Barrister James Dossou

=C2=A0

=C2=A0

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