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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993680109 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:25:45 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DHL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY NOW.


Goodday!!!
We have been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmable Ban=
k Draft of $800,000 United States Dollars which my husband kept for but w=
e did not hear from you since that time. Then I went to the bank to confi=
rm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi=
the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to yo=
ur hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $800,000 USD UNITE=
D STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expirat=
ion as I will be out of the country for a 4 Months Course and I will not =
come back till end of=C2=A0 march 2009.
What you have to do now is to contact the DHL COURIER COMPANY as soon as =
possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of th=
e expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering Char=
ge, Insurance premium.
The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Consi=
gnment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($205.00 US)=C2=A0=
United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Com=
pany so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money ex=
cept ($205.00 US) Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no becaus=
e they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
You have to contact the DHL COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your =
Draft with this information bellow;
Contact Person: Dr Charlse Martins
Email Address:(dhl.courier52@live.com)
Tel/FAX: +229 9368 0109
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct tele=
phone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask t=
hem to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over=
there and know when it will get to your address. Note that this is thier=
email address[dhl.courier52@live.com].
Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail=
to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keepi=
ng fee of $205.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.
Note this. The DHL COURIER SERVICE company don't know the contents of the=
Box. I registered it as a BOX OF FAMILY VALUABLES..
They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying =
with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents money ok.
I am waiting for your urgent response.
=C2=A0
Yours Faithfully
Dr.James Ibori

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