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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.

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:

• 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:
  • "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 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.
  • intermail001@yahoo.es
  • intermail002@yahoo.es
  • inter_office444@tlen.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: charlestochukwu1@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:21:38 +0200
Subject: Write them now to discuss on the shipment without further delay.


Hello,

Greetings!

I have been waiting for you since to come down
here and pick up your \"COMPENSATION\" money but until now have not
heard from you since that time as we agreed. Then I went and deposited
the ($1.450mUsd), as consignment box with \"INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER
COMPANY LIMITED\" in Benin Republic, as am right now in China
Republic,for my Annual leave and Medical Checkups and I will not be back
until end of August 2008.

Now, i will want you to contact the
\"INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY\" to know when they will deliver
your package. I have paid for the delivering charges. The only money you
have to send to them is $145 for their Security keeping and handling
charges of your consignment.

CONTACT PERSON; MR.KALIM
ARABAH,
OPERATION MANAGER, INTERNATIONAL MAIL COURIER COMPANY. E-mail
:( intermail001@yahoo.es , intermail002@yahoo.es or
inter_office444@tlen.pl)

Try to contact them as soon as possible to
avoid any further increase in the Security keeping Charges of your
consignment. I listed to them your delivering address but you can still
re-confirm it back to them again to avoid any mistake on the
delivering.

Reconfirm below information to the company.

1.) Full
Name;…
2.) Delivering Address home /office;….
3.) Telephone
Office / Private
4.) Numbers ;..............
5.)Ocuupation /
Position;............
6.)Age;..........
7.)Copy of any of your
identification;......

Get me informed as soon as you receive your
Consignment, and make sure you check the contents to know if the total
funds of the total $1,450.000.00 is intact.

Write them immediately to
discuss on the shippment,as i have directed ok.

Best
Regards
Dr.Charles Chukwu.
China Republic.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam