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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)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • accountantofficeservice@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters19@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:47:16 +0200
Subject: UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE.


Good Day.

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and
pick your
package box which contents your $1.500,000.00, but did not
heard from
you since that time.
Then I went and deposited the package
with UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE
here in Benin Republic, because I
travelled to Iraq to see my boss and
will not come back till next month
end. You can stop any commication
with any one because your fund is now
registerd with this company.
I want You to contact the UPEXPRESS COURIER
SERVICE to know when they
will deliver your package.
I have paid for
the delivering charges and
insurance fee.The only money you have to send
to them is there security
keeping fee which is $110.00 Usa Dollars to
received your package.
BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY
Contact
Mr.AUGUSTINE UDE.
E-mail:(accountantofficeservice@yahoo.fr)
Try to
contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security
keeping fee. For your best information don\'t let their
diplomatic
agent knows the contents of this package, Is only they director
Dr
AUGUSTINE MBANEFO knows the contents of this package as he is the
one
helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. I gave them your
delivering address
but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid
any mistake on the
delivering.
Reconfirm below information to the
company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your
Address---------------------------
Home
telephone---------------------
Office
telephone---------------------
Your
pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number
---------EM5507439
Code
number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41
Let me know
immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents.

wheather
the complete of the total $1.500,000.00.
Thanks.
Dr. Jim Peters.

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