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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: secr patricklee <secr_patricklee027@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <sharlon_courierservice_company77@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 04:34:03 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THEM NOW



Hello My Dear How are you doing?I want to usethis opportunity to share this Good news to you i received a call from my boss yesterday notifying me that his bank communicated him and informed him that the draft he issued has not paid to any bank for claim and that draft will expire on 25Th of this month. So he instructed me to meet with his bank officials who he has concluded arrangement to converted the draft to cash before it expiring date. Meanwhile,I went straight to courier company to collect the draft and went directly to the bank as my boss instructed. The good news is that the bank official have converted your draft into cash with all the accrued interest for months and return back to courier company to deliver to your address. Be inform that in the cause of all these it was confirmed and discovered from bank official that the sum stated earlier was wrong, The verification shows that the correct draft contain was $1,500,000.00usd and is why it has grown so much interest. It is now registered with the company as a consignment with a new COMPANY REGISTRATION NO Ek58845 CODE NMBER 0144489Please confirm urgently the receipt of this message you are very lucky as i believe it is a devine visitation and favour in your life.My Dear I have paid the fee for the delivery of you consignment . But the Director General of the Sharlon Courier Company Benin Republic Dr ERIC BISSLA said that the fee did not cover the Insurance fee that it remains $98 to complete the fee.So the only money you will send to them is $98 ok. all the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1,500,000.00usd in cash was made with SHARLON COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY SHARLON COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY DIRECTORREV DR ERIC BISSOLA.EMAIL=========sharlon_courierservice_company77@yahoo.frPlease make sure you contact them today with the above email address Thanks and Remain Blessed.SECRETARY Patrick Lee
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