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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • shalom_courierdaily.deliver20@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eugen_uba2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 15:35:50 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?contact=20the=20diplomatic=20Shalom=20Daily=20Courier=20delivering=20company?=

Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft
but did not heard from you since that time then I deposited the Draft with
Shalom Daily Courier delivering company here in Benin Republic , because
I' m travelling to Iraq to see my boss and i will not come back till next
month end. You have to contact the diplomatic Shalom Daily Courier delivering
company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the
delivering charges and insurance fee.

The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which
is $115.00 One Hundred & Fifteen United States Dollars only to received
your package.Do not delay to contact Mr.Cosmas Okesonu , Director of diplomatic
Shalom Daily delivering courier company through this E-mail;(shalom_courierdaily.deliver20@yahoo.fr
) and his phone number (00229 9759 8639) contact him as soon as possible
to avoid increase the security keeping fee, i gave them your address to
deliver your $715.810.00 USD bank draft but you have to reconfirm your informations
to avoid rung delivering

HERE IS THE REQUIRED INFORMATIONS
Your full name_______________________________
Your hourse telephone numbe/Office Phone number_______
Your full house address _______________________
Your age/occupation_________________________
Your City___________________________________
A copy of your picture_________________________
Country___________________________________
Company registration _____________No EG58956.
Code number ___________014/04/8XD.

Thanks and God almighty bless you together with all your relations.

Regards,
Mr EUGEN UBA.

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