419 scam: Mr Scott Adam Cole <speedtrustinterbenin@info.al> Speed Trust West Africa Benin Republic Head Office

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
- "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "stamp duty" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "mtcn" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "tax fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "stamp duty charges" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "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)
- "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)
- "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)
- "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
- "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. )
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "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. )
- "speedtrustinterbenin@info.al" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
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.
- +22999923397 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Scott Adam Cole <speedtrustinterbenin@info.al>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 00:10:22 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Speed Trust West Africa Benin Republic Head Office

Speed Trust West Africa Benin Republic Head Office
70 International Airport Road
Akpakpa,Cotonou-Benin Republic.
Tel +229 999 233 97
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Attention: Dear Valued Beneficiary,
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This is to notify you that your Consignment is still in our possession, this Consignment contained Huge Amount of $2.800,000.00 as an Inheritance Payment For You and it is ready for delivery to your door step. Meanwhile, before the delivery or shipment will take place, you are advice to reconfirm to us the following dataâ€™s mention below:
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1. Your full Name :
2. Present Residential Address:
3. Private Telephone:
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The above requested informationâ€™s will enable us deliver your Consignment correctly without any mistake or delivering your payment fund Consignment to a wrong person. Further more, you might be asking yourself how comes this email, cheque or draft, Anyway, your cheque was brought to this office by Honourable Ministry Of Finance in this Country, signifying that you are a rightful beneficiary to they Payment File list Unpayable selected randomly from 10 Remaining Unpaid Client which your name is one of them.Speed Trust International Courier Service Company mailing you as per your Consignment that was brought to this Company to be delivered to you by the Federal Minister of Finance.
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Along the delivery process that brought a misunderstanding between you and the some previous Office and in regards of their request as per their Insurance Certificate Cost, Tax Fee and lots of other Universal Corps and Drug Searches which happened to be the course of your Consignment being pending for the past months/year.
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Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the Speed Trust International COurier Company has finalized and resolved the whole issued with the legal offices like the International Monetary of Funds(IMF)/ Federal Ministry of Finance,(FMF) and the Internal Revenue Service(IRS) offices, the company organization has also listed 17 valuable Consignmentâ€™s to be intact in they Office after the released of the Consignmentâ€™s from Universal Corps and Drug Searches.
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We are happy to inform you once again that your Consignment that contains the sum of $2.800,000.00 is among the 17 Consignmentâ€™s listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receivers despise, that we lost your private residential addressâ€™s, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address, telephone as stated above back to this Speed Trust Company where your Consignment can be delivered to you without hesitation.
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Meanwhile remember that the sender of this Consignment to you thatâ€™s the Honourable Minister of Finance himself still owes this company the sum ofÂ $275 before the incident occurs, Note that this fee is not just for delivery but with the Immigration and Customs Stamp Duty, this company has spend out of their incomes in the process by the recovering back your Consignment, So Dear Customer we once again appriciate your patronage in our favour.
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Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left by your sender since we have lost his contact. this payment have to be made via western union money transfer or Money Gram with the below payment information so that your Consignment can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week, only,as you know your Consignment is not just an ordinary Consignment but with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage?
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Which you will not allow that to happen to your recovered Consignment that almost gone if not for the love that God have for you by favouring you with his favor by now there could have been no hope at all.
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We assure you that your Consignment will arrive at your home country in two days time and it will get to your door step the third day as soon as this company receive the balance payment of $275 the tracking number of your Consignment will be sentÂ to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your Consignment on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your home country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favor.And also the Speed Trust Courier Service Company hereby inform all their customers through this media by heradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your Consignment will not be in danger with their evil plans.
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Speed Trust provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain, transportation, business and related information services.
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Payment Information for the Immigration and Customs Stamp Duty Charges Before Delivery Effect, Find Below the information for Western union or money gram toÂ enable you make the payment of $275 usd before the delivery commence:
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Receivers Name: Raphael J. Chuka
Receivers Address: Cotonou-Benin Republic
Senders Name:
Text Question: When?
Answer: Today
Mtcn Numbe#:
Amount to be sent: $275 only.
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Please you have to send the full payment information including the Mtcn Number to enable us fully proceed on your delivery Speed Trust is one of the world's greatest successful story, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies as Speed Trust that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.
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Waiting to read your e-mail.
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Yours Affectionatly,
Speed Trust International Courier Managing Director
Mr Scott Adam Cole
Tel +229 999 233 97
(speedtrustinterbenin@info.al)

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