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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:
  • "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.
  • fidelitymaxcourierservice004@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: patrickedy8@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 15:49:25 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?best=20regarding=2E=2E?=










































Attn:My Daerest,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your money
but I did not heard from you since that time.Then I went and deposited the
1.5MILLION as consignment box to GLOBAL FIDELITY MAX COURIER COMPANY NIGERIA
, because I travelled to UNITED KINGDOM to visit my friend and i will not
come back till next month ending. I want You to contact the FIDELITY MAX
COURIER COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package. I have paid
for the delivering charges and security fee including the keeping fee.The
only money you have to send to them is the,insurance fee, which is $95.
00 Us Dollars to received your package.

CONTACT PERSON; MR. BELLO S.MUSA DISTRICT
MANAGER FIDELITY MAX COURIER COMPANY NIGERIA
E-mail:(fidelitymaxcourierservice004@yahoo.fr)

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the insurance
fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to
them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering. Let me know as soon as
you receive your package.

Thanks and God bless you,

Secretary
Patrick Edy.




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