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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • shalom_packagedeliverycompany@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jamesdagapy0@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:25:04 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20THEM=20IMMEDIATELY=20FOR=20YOUR=20PACKAGE?=

Hello Dearest Friend,
I Want to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft.but
the manager of Financial Trust Bank Benin told me that before the check
will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash $800.000.00 U
S A DOLLARS all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $800.000.00
usd in cash was made with SHALOM PARCEL SERVICE COMPANY
BENIN REPUBLIC.

Please my dear don't let them know what is inside the package because i
registered it as African Clothes.This is the information they need from
you to delivery your package to you. Please my dear for your secret information
be informed that it is only $85.00 Dollar is the money you need to paid
to them which stand as their security keeping fee.
MANAGER OF SHALOM COMPANYDR.
MORRIS BEN.
EMAIL ........shalom_packagedeliverycompany@yahoo.fr

BELOW IS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE TO YOU.
1.YOUR FULL NAME:-----------------------
2.YOUR CURRENT ADDRESS:......................................
3.YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER..........................
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE IF POSSIBLE..................
7. THIS IS COMPANY REGISTERATION NUMBER(00864)
8YOUR COUNTRY ................
9OCCUPATION ..........................
10 AGE......................
11 SEX...........

REGARDS MR JAMES

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