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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +22993797039 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • dsk1customerscare@netcourrier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "pastordavid josiah" <davidjosiah005@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: pastordavidjosiah@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:35:32 -0700
Subject: CONTACT THEM IMMEDIATELY


*Valued Attention:

I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has been Paid,
because i went to the Eco bank that issued the cheque to comfirm if the
cheque has expired and the manager of EcoBank Benin told me that before the
check will get to you it will expire. So i told him to cash the
$1,200.000.00, all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the
$1,200.000.00 in cash was made with EFEX EXPRESS COMPANY WORLD WIDE.Here is
the contact of the fedex Company World Wide bellow.*

*MR. HARRY DOMINIC.
EMAIL::(**dsk1customerscare@netcourrier.com*<dsk1customerscare@netcourrier.com>
*)
Contact telephone :+229 93797039

Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate you
immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the information
they need from in order to delivery your box to your adress.

1.YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS ..................
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE..................
5.A SCAN COPY OF YOUR PICTURE..................................

Please make sure you send this needed informations to the Director general
Efex express courier company world wide in Benin Mr HARRY DOMINIC. with the
address given to you. Note: The Efex express courier company here don't know
the contents of the Box.

I registered it as a damages of jeans returning to the retailer.Note:The
company don't know that the contents of the box is money.Please don't let
them to know that the contents of the Box is money to avoid them from
delaying with the box. I am waiting for your urgent response.

Meanwhile remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $185 USD
Dollars for their immediate commencement of delivery and they will to
obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove that
the box belongs to you. Be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by
me.*

*Thanks
Pastor David Josiah*

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam