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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:
  • "demurrage 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 ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson emman" <emma02@mailbox.hu>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 11:36:15 +0200
Subject: Hello My Dear Friend,


Hello My Dear,

After waiting and no response was heard, I deposited and also paid for the
delivery fee of your $1.5,000 000.00 Million US Dollars,as consignment box
to FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY in Lagos Nigeria because I traveled to
SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and i will not come back till AUGTS,2008.

I want you to contact the FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY to know when they
will be delivering your consignment.I have paid for the delivery charges and
also the insurance fee,the only fee you will pay them is the monthly
demurrage fee which they would pay the security department that are guarding
your consignment since the deposition day.

But if you will be very fast in contacting them,you will be charged for only
one month demurrage fee which will cost only $270 USD. So i urge you to
contact them as soon as you receive this email.

CONTACT: Mr. JAMES OLIVER.
MANAGER FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY.
E-mail: ( federalinland@mail.org )

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increase in demurrage fee.I
gave them your delivery address but you have to reconfirm it to them again
to avoid any mistakes in the delivery of your fund Reconfirm below
information to the company.

Your Full Name----------------------
Your Address------------------------
Home Telephone----------------------
Office Telephone--------------------

Finally indicate this code: GM0081 when contacting them, it will identify
that you are the owner of the $1.500.000.00 consignment trunk box deposited
in the company.

Do let me know as soon as you receive your consignment and take a proper
account of the content if the content is $1.500.000.00.

Note: You are to contact the FEDERAL INLAND SECURITY COMPANY MANAGER via
this email:-- ( federalinland@mail.org )


Regards,
Mr. Emman Johnson.

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