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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:
  • "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 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.
  • express.fedexcompanybenin@yahoo.fr
  • fefedexcustomercare@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters11@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:30:16 +0100
Subject: Contact Fedex Express for your $700,000.00


Hello My DearFriend,
Happy Easter?
I want to inform you that the fee
for your Cheque Draft has been Paid last week Tuesday afternoon because
the manager of Eco Bank Benin told me that before the Bank Draft will
get to your home address it will expire.So i told him to cash the
$700,000.00 in order to deliver it to you as parcel, be awear that all
the necessary arrangement of delivering of the $700,000.00 in cash was
made with FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY WORLD WIDE BENIN DU REPUBLIC.
Contact
person:Dr.ReV: Morris A I srael
Manager Gs FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY
BENIN
E-mail: express.fedexcompanybenin@yahoo.fr
Customer care:
fefedexcustomercare@gmail.com
Contact phone 229-93 808-491
Contact Fax:
229 97-550-338
Please send them your contacts information to enable them
locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your
consignment BOX. This the information they need from you 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’s to the Director
general Fedex Express Company world wide in Benin ReV: Morris A I
srael.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 consighnment Box.Please don\'t let them know the
Box it\'s contents is money.
I am waiting for your urgent response.
Meanwhile the only fee you have to pay them is $185 USD it is for the
security keeping fee as safety of your package and claims of affadvite
that will prove the box that consist total sum $700,000.00 us dollars
belong to you
be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by
me.
I am waiting for your urgent response,
Thanks
Mr Watson John

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