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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (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. )
• 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.
  • +2348087787898 (Nigeria, 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.
  • edwintom06@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Wisdom Kate" <info.cc06@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: edwintom06@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 09:54:23 -0700
Subject: Once again congratulations


Plot 8,Ahmed Way,
Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.


ATTENTION:

How are you today? I Hope all is well with you and your family? I hope This
mail meets you in a perfect condition.

I am using this opportunity to thank you for your great effort to our
Unfinished transaction and transfer of your international bank draft Cheque
to you from the bank, I am sorry for presenting and using someonelse in your
name to get this transaction successful.

Due to logistic reasons and your inconsistence to the order best known To
you . Right now, I want to inform you that I have successfully cleared The
bank draft check fund to someone else account who was capable of Assisting
me in this great venture, that has been
over and successful.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed At the
course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my Gratitude to
you with the sum of $500,000 Thousand United State Of America Dollars.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has
finalized everything with the Nicon insurance company. As the company
organization has also listed 24 valuable parcels to be intact in their
office after the released of the parcels
from the Nicon insurance company.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum
of $ 500,000 dollars is among the 24 parcels listed which is now in the
office and also with your name as the receiver despise that we lost your
private residential address?s, which is an indication that you can now
re-send your residential address back to the FedEx company where your
parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation with his

Contact:

Name : Mr Edwin Thompson
e-mail : edwintom06@gmail.com
Phone: +234-8087787898

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge,Insurance
premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the Cheque.

The only money you will send to the representative to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is ($300.00USD)Dollars only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.


Fill this form and send to him to enable them dispatch your check
at once.

(1) Your full name------------
(2) Your address---------------
(3) Your telephone number------------
(4) Your Sex ----------------


Meanwhile remember that the only money you are to send is the sum of $300usd
before incident occur.

Without hesitations you are to pay for just the balance left to the
executive in charge via western union so that your parcel can be delivered
to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week
, as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge
amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating a demurrage?
Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that was almost
gone if not for the love that the good God have for you by favoring you with
his favor because it was God who did it by your power but by the spirit say
the lord.

Your parcel will arrive at your country in two days time and it will get to
your door step the third OR fourth day as soon as this secretary receives
the balance left and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you
via e- mail immediately so that you can
track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also
know when
it will arrive at your country because they operate in trust and loyalty in
your favor.

Contact the Executive incharge and ask him to give you the information you
are to use in sending the balance fee through western union or money gramme
so that they can commence delivery of your package immediately.

Also ask him for your delivery tracking number after you make the payment so
that you can monitor the delivery of your package.


After you have made the payment you are to send the payment Information to
the representative immediately so that delivery can take Place immediately.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over
there and know when it will get to
your address.

Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this email
to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security keeping
fee of $300.00 US Dollars for
their immediate action.

Report any other email similar to this to him so that necessary action can
be taken.

Once again congratulations

Best regards,
Mrs. KATE WISDOM
EXECUTIVE CHAIRPERSON

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