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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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeters21@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:25:58 +0200
Subject: FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY


Hello My Dear Friend,

I want to inform you that the fee for your
Cheque Draft has been Paid last week Tuesday afternoon because the
manager of finanacial 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
$800,000.00 in order to deliver it to you as consignment box, be awear
that all the necessary arrangement of delivering of the $800,000.00 in
cash was made with FEDEX EXPRESS COMPANY WORLD WIDE BENIN DU REPUBLIC.


Contact person:Dr.ReV:Nnamudi Malu
Manager Gs FEDEX DELIVERY COMPANY
BENIN
E-mail: ffedexdelivercompany@excite.fr
Contact phone
229-93_123_752
Contact Fax: 229 97-550-348

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...............
6. YOUR AGE------------------

Please make sure
you send this needed info’s to the Director general Fedex
Express Company world wide in Benin ReV:Nnamudi Malu .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 £87 that is $105 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 $800,000.00 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
Mrs Rose David

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