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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:
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • couriersdelivery_service_benin39@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: john_peter02@microcamp.com.br
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 04:04:42 -0300
Subject: GOOD NEWS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY


 Attn:My Daer.,I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.Because the
manager of Eko Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you that
it will expire.So itold him to cash $1.5M all the necessary arrangement of
delivering the $1.5M in cash was made with UNN COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY
SERVICE . This is the information they need to delivery your package to
you. Name: DR.AHMADU BELLO
EMAIL:couriersdelivery_service_benin39@yahoo.fr   PHONE: ;+229
93236193Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate
you  immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is
what they need from you. Is only they director DR.AHMADU BELLO knows the
contents of this package as he is the one helps me to cash your bank draft in
bank. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.Reconfirm below information to
the company.Your Full Name-----------------------Your
Address---------------------------Home telephone---------------------Office
telephone---------------------Your pic----------------------------------Your
company registration number ---------EM5697439Code
number-----------------------------------------48SRIO41Let me know
immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents wheather the
complete of the total $1.5M . Please make sure you send this needed
info’s to the Director general of  Unn Courier Delivery 
Company  ServiceDR.AHMADU BELLO   with the address given to
you. Note ;The UNN COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY SERVICE  don't know the
contents of the Box. I  registered it as a Box of  an Africa
cloths. The diplomat Agent don't know it contents money. this is to avoid
them delaying with the Box. don't let the Diplomat Agent know that is money
that is in that Box.I am waiting for your urgent  response. 
 Thanks and Remain Blessed.SECRETARY LAWRENCE EZE GOOD NEWS TO YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY
_________________________________________________________
Microcamp

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