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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:
  • "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 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.
  • good_delivery_courier_company120@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charlschinedu" <charlschinedu@wooow.it>
Reply-To: good_delivery_courier_company120@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:29:12 +0100
Subject: LET ME KNWO IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAKEGE AND SHECK THE CONTACT WHEATHER THE COMPLETE OF THE TOTLA $1.5M .

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.BENJAMIN CHINEDU
EMAIL: good_delivery_courier_company120@yahoo.fr
PHONE: ;+229 93702430

Please, 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 Benjamin Chinedu 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-----------------------
Y
our Address---------------------------

Home telephone---------------------

Office telephone---------------------

Your pic----------------------------------

Your company registration number ---------EM5697439

Code number-----------------------------------------48SRIO41

CHARLS CHINEDU

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