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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 consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: ATM PAYMENT <www.info_atmpaydept@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 02:10:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT. PLS SETTLE THE DELIVERY CHARGES IMMEDIATELY.


Dear Rainhard Schwatzer,

Thank you for your mail of yesterday which i received.yes i can see you are very busy with work.

As for your transaction, everything is entirely in your hand right now because the money has already been packaged since Last week and it's at the departure storage house of the diplomatic cargo section of the international airport awaiting the payment by you of delivery charges to enable the courier company send it to germany for your collection.

My friend, i suppose to make an urgent trip to china but i am waiting for you to send the money for the delivery charges which is the only thing holding the delivery from taking place.
please do not delay further again to avoid the authorities stopping the payment and think you are not the beneficiary of the money considering the delays.

Again regarding the question you asked weather the money can not be removed from the main money, No it is not like that. any payment claim being done here in my country, the beneficiary must fulfilled the proceedures of payment terms first before touching the main money and that is why i had to help you processing the legal documents which cost me some amount of money close to $10,000.00 which i spent with my own personal money.

Finally, please i have discussed this morning with the courier company and they said for them to help you finish this matter quickly you should pay half of the delivery charges/fees and when the consignment arrive germany then you pay the balance. the half deposit is 1,985.00 euros then the balance upon shippment arriving germany.

please i want you to send this money in 48 hours time so that the shippment will depart my country for germany as lot of eyes is now looking upon this package at the cargo section of the airport which is not good at all.
Waiting for your urgent reply today because the matter needs urgent intervention. please call me on +23455414033. you can call me throughout today i will be waiting.
Here is the information to send half of the delivery charges.

MR WILLIAM COKER.
NO 116 ALLEN AVENUE IKEJA LAGOS- NIGERIA.
TEST QUESTION: WHO IS YOUR FRIEND
ANSWER: DR BEN FRANK.

PLEASE TRY YOUR HUMANLY BEST TO SEND THIS MONEY TODAY OR TOMORROW SO THAT THE SHIPPMENT WILL LEAVE SAME TOMORROW. ONCE YOU SEND BY WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER SEND ME THE TRANSFER INFORMATION ASAP FOR QUICK CONFIRMATION. WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY.
BEST REGARDS,
DR BEN FRANK.




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