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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • fedexexpressbeen@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: nlonline@freenet.de
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:07:55 +0100
Subject: UNCLAIM FUNDS OF$5.4MDOLLARS, CONTACT FEDEX UN FOR THE IMMEDIATE DELIVERY,


Hello My Dear Friend ,
I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque
Draft has been Paid
this week 10th /3/2008 2:30 Pm afternoon because the
manager of Eco
Bank Benin told me that before the check will get to you
it will
expire.So i told him to cash the $5.4M DOLLARS,all the
necessary
arrangement of delivering of the $5.4M DOLLARS in cash was
made with
UNFEDEX COMPANY WORLD WILD.Here is the contact of the Un fedex
Company
World Wild Bellow.
ATTN: REV.PJ
SEXTON.
EMAIL:fedexexpressbeen@sify.com
Please send them your contacts
information to enable them locate you
immediately 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.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE----------------
*5.A
COPY OF YOUR PICTURE-----------------------
Please make sure you send
this needed info to the Director general Un
Fedex Company world wild in
Benin REV.PJ SEXTON. with the address
given to you.Note.The fedex
company here don\'t know the contents of the
Box. your package was
register as family valuables,
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 prove the box that consist
total sum of $5.4M DOLLARS belongs to
you. Be rest assure that all other
fees have been paid by me.I am
waiting for
your urgent
response.
Thanks
Mrs. JOANN REAL.

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