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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "cotonou" (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: "Pastor dike" <pastordike0140@me.by>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:32:37 +0100
Subject: CONTACT SKYLINE COURIER AND DELIVERY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY


*CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS)
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY
COTONOU REPUBLIC OFBENIN.

Dear Friend, Greetings to you & your Family.I have been waiting for you
since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of($1.2m) United States
Dollars, but I did not hear from you since then,Then I went and deposited
the Draft with Skyline Courier Delievery Company Benin Republic. before I
travelled out of the country for a short Course and i will not come back
till end of next Month.Whatyou have to do now is to contact the Skyline
Courier Delievery Company Benin Republic. assoon as possible to know when
they will deliver your package to youbecause of the expiring date.For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charges.,The only money you will
send to the Courier &Security Company to deliver your Draft direct to your
home in yourcountry is ($98) only being their Securit y Keeping Fee of the
CourierCompany so far.Again, Do not be decieved by anybody to pay any
othermoney except $98.USD,I would have paid that but they said no
becausethey don't know when you will contact
them and in case of demurrage.Youhave to contact the skyline Courier
Delievery Company now for thedelivery of your Draft with this information
bellow.

Skyline Courier Delievery Company Benin Republic.
E-mail: (**skyline_courier@live.fr* <skyline_courier@live.fr>*)
Registration Reference No; wwdsc/xxx/100Code
Number:xxxdcsc/6545*

*Finally, make sure that you reconfirmyour home address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid anymistake on the Delivery and Let me repeat
again,try to contact them assoon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember topay them their Security Keeping fee of $98.USD,
for their immediateaction.You should also Let me know through email as soon
as you receiveyour Draft. Note. skyline courier delievery company do not
know thecontents of the parcel.I registered it as my photograph (pix) being
sentto a friend overseas. They do not know that it contains a bank draft
ofsuch a huge amount of money.This is to avoid them tempering with
theparkage. Do not let them know know the contents.i am waiting to hear
thegood news from you.*

*Regards,
Pastor Dike*

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