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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:
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993962919 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • deliveryfedexcompany022@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: udopaul66@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 02:33:05 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20THE=20FEDEX=20COMPANY=20WITH=20YOUR=20INFORMATION=20?=

MY DEAR GOOD FRIEND,

I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft has been Paid this
week 2nd /12/2007 2:30 Pm
afternoon because the manager of EcoBank Benin told me that before the
check will
get to you it will expire.So i told him to cash the $900,000.00,all the
necessary arrangement of delivering of the
$900,000.00 in cash was made with UNFEDEX COMPANY WORLD WILD.Here is the
contact of the Un
fedex Company World Wild bellow.

ATTN: Mr JOSEPH UGO.
TELL +229 939 629 19
EMAIL: deliveryfedexcompany022@yahoo.fr
Please send them your contacts information to enable them locate
youimmediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.
This the information they need from in order to delivery your box to your
address.

*1.YOUR FULL NAME-------------------------------
*2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS ---------------------------
*3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER-----------
*4.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE-----------------------

Please make sure you send this needed info to the Director general Un Fedex
Company world wild in
Benin Mr JOSEPH UGO. with the address given to you.Note. The fedex company
here don't know the contents of
the Box. I registered it as a dameges of jeans returning to the retaler.

They don't know it contents money to avoid them delaying with the
Box.Please don't let them to know that the contents of the Box is money
to avoid them from delaying with the box.
I am waiting for your urgent response.

Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD they will use to
obtain insurance certificate and
claims of affadvite that will provethe box that consist total sum of $900,000.00
belongs to you.Be
restassure that all other fees have been paid by me.I am waiting for your
urgent response so that we
can share the joy togerther.

BEST REGARD
Dr udo paul

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