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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 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.
  • info_translinkcourie@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: John Adebo <johnad75@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:13:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Contact the courier company


I wish to inform that I have dropped your ATM MASTER CARD worth $800,000 USD with TransLink Courier Delivery Services. Insurance and delivery charges have been paid for, but the only fee remaining is the security safe keeping fee of $150 USD which you will be required to pay before delivery. I did this because I was unable to make the funds transfer to your home account in your country and I am going out of Benin to Indin for a period of 4 months to see my boss.

However, this was not paid for because of demurrage. Well, I did forward them your delivery address, but a re-confirmation is important and when contacting, I advise you quote the parcel and shipment code to them for onward delivery to your re-confirmed address. The ATM MASTER CARD has pin number 8876. Forward the following when contacting TransLink Courier Delivery Services:

Your Name, Your Delivery Address, Your Phone Number and code below.

Contact Dr. Philip Alee
Director Trans Link Couriers Service
Benin Republic.
E-mail info_translinkcourie@yahoo.fr

Shipment Code: TLD/00987-887641
Parcel Number: 9972201-003

Regards,
Mr. John Adebo

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