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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)
• 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.
  • upsdelivery_companybenin200@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james kakaba981 <jameskakaba981@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <upsdelivery_companybenin200@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2007 11:51:57 +0200
Subject: CONTACT USP COMPANY BENIN IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR PACKAGE



Good News My Dear Friend ,I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick yourpackage box which contents your $800.000.00 THOUSAND USA DOLLARS but I did not heard from yousince that time. Then I went and deposited the package with UPS DELIVERY COMPANY WORLD WIDE here in Benin Republic.You can stop any commication with any one because your fund is nowregisterd with this company.I have paid for the delivering charges andinsurance fee.The only money you have to send to them is there securitykeeping fee which is only $95.00 Us Dollars to received your package.BLOW IS CONTACT INFORMS OF THE COMPANYContact Name Dr. VICTOR BROWNE-mail:(upsdelivery_companybenin200@yahoo.fr )Reconfirm your address to them again to avoid any mistake belowinformation .Your Full Name.............Your Current Address..................Your Current phone.number ................A Copy Of Your Id............................Your company registration number ---GMCC5507439Code number-------------------------GMCC48SEIO41Let me know immediately you receive your package so that happiness should be yoursThanks.General Secretary JAMES KAKA
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