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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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • fedexexpr_delivercompnay04@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "barreric ben" <barreric_ben20@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:33:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DO FAST AND CONTACT THEM FOR IMMEDIATELY DELIVERY


(FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN)=20
ODAWA & COUNSELORS AT LAW
06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY=20
WEST AFRICA COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL:fedexexpr_delivercompnay04@yahoo.fr
=20
Hello My Dear Friend,
How are you doing? I want to usethis opportunity to share this Good new=
s 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 no=
t paid to any bank for claim and that draft will expire on 30Th of this=
month.So he instructed me to meet with his bank officials who he has c=
oncluded arrangement to converted the draft to cash before it expiring =
date.

Meanwhile,I went straight to Fedex Express Courier deliver company to c=
ollect the draft and went directly to the bank as my boss instructed. T=
he good news is that the bank official have converted your draft into c=
ash 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 $950,000.00 usd and is why it has grown so much interest.
=20
It is now registered with the company as a consignment with a new=20
CONSIGNMENT REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.=20
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01
Please confirm urgently the receipt of this message you are very lucky =
as i believe it is a devine=20
visitation and favour in your life.

My Dear I have paid the fee for the delivery of you consignment . But t=
he Director General of the Fedex Express Courier deliver company Benin =
Republic Rev Dr Victor Harris. said that the fee did not cover the Insu=
rance fee that it remains $95 Us Dollars to complete the fee.
So the only money you will send to them is $95 Us Dollars ok. all the =
necessary arrangement of delivering the $950,000.00 usd in cash was mad=
e with Fedex Express Courier deliver company
Fedex Express Courier deliver company DIRECTOR
ATTN:=3D=3D(Rev Dr Victor Harris)
TEl: :=3D=3D( 229-93872699/ 229-93586738)
EMAIL=3D=3D(fedexexpr_delivercompnay04@yahoo.fr)
Please make sure you contact them today with the above email address
=20
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you imm=
ediately they arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they =
need from you.=20
=20
1. YOUR FULL NAME=20
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.=20
3.YOUR COUNTRY=20
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.=20
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.=20
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE=20
=20
Thanks and Remain Blessed with your family.
SECRETARY Eric Ben



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