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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2347030431737

Fraud email example:

From: EURO MILLION LOTTERY COMPANY <victormoore_05@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:48:18 +0100
Subject: You have a package with FedEx



Greetings!I am Victor Moore.I have been waiting for you since to contact me for yourConfirmable Bank Draft of 500.000.00 GBP, but I did not hear from you sincethat time.Then I went and deposited the Draft with FedEx Delivery,West Africa, I traveled out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will notcome back till end of june.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::What you have to do now is to contact the FedEx Delivery as soon as possibleto know when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivery charges,the money you willsend to the FedEx Delivery courier to deliver your Draft direct to your postalAddress in your country is (150pounds) only being Security Keeping Fee of theDelivery Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay money except 150pounds.I am on acourse in which they will not be able to contact me for the payment.You have to contact the FedEx Delivery service now for the delivery of yourDraft with this information below;:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Contact Person: Mr. Daniel J.coleE-mail: fdxdeliveryservice100@gmail.comTelephone: +234- 70 -3043-1737:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address()and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Deliveryand ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your packageWhen it arrive, and know when it will get to your address.Let me repeat again,try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any furtherdelay and remember to pay them their security keeping fee of 150poundsfor their immediate action.Note that it is when you must have pay the 150poundsfor the security fee that the package will be released and the tracking numberwould be given to you.Yours Faithfully,Mr.Victor Moore
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