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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • fedexexpress1gh@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "emmanuelannaa@terra.es" <emmanuelannaa@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:53:52 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: RE: Quickly Contact FedEx Express For Your Package.


Dear good Friend,

How are you today? As for me and my Family, the Lord God is faithful to us =
because is by his Grace that I was able to complete the telegraphic bank to=
bank wire transfer of the funds through the co-operation of a new partner =
from Australia. Meanwhile, I did not forget all your past efforts and attem=
pts in assisting me transferring the funds despite that it failed us some h=
ow at that time.=20

The sum of $1.6m which I promised you has been programmed by the Icb Bank t=
hrough their newly Easy Cash Atm Swift-Card payment mode which you can with=
draw through any Atm-Machine Worldwide. Before I left Ghana to Australia, I=
deposited a package contenting your Atm-Card with FedEx Express and inform=
ed their director (Mr. Michael) that you will be contacting him with your c=
urrent contact address where the package will be delivered to you personall=
y as I am fully aware of the importance of the package and will so much app=
reciate that it will be delivered to you personally.

I have been writing in regards to this information for the past six weeks, =
didn=E2=80=99t you got my previous e-mails? I am sending it to both your ol=
d and new e-mail addresses for you to urgently open up communication with M=
r. Michael and advice him to dispatch the package to you immediately, and t=
o avoid any mistake on the delivery, I advice you to re-confirm your detail=
s, such as your (Full Name, Direct Phone / Fax Numbers, Current Contact Hom=
e or Office Address) to him.=20

For your information, I have paid for the smooth delivery of the package to=
your door step, and most Importantly, note that I declared the package as =
an official invitation letter for your tourist visiting visa to Ghana and n=
ot as an Atm-Card, please do likewise for the safety of your money because =
I included the Atm-Card Pin Code to enable you activate and withdraw your m=
oney through any Atm-Machine worldwide which anyone else can easily access.=
Please protect this information during your communications with him.=20

Remember to include the package beneficiary batch number (LA847687GH) on yo=
ur e-mail to Mr. Michael as he has the same number in their record and also=
advice him to give you a FedEx proof of delivery note that includes the tr=
acking number of the package after dispatching it to enable you track and k=
now when the package get to your address.=20

FedEx Contact Detail Is As Follows:

Contact Person: Mr. Michael James,
Director, Foreign Delivery Department
FedEx Express Courier Company Gh Ltd
Kotoka International Airport Accra-Ghana
Telephone / Fax Number: +233-20-6522800
E-mail Address: fedexexpress1gh@gmail.com

I might not be contacting you again because we are very busy with our proje=
cts at the moment. Therefore establish contact with him immediately to enab=
le you receive your money within the shortest possible time so that we can =
share our joy together after all the sufferings at that time.=20

Take care and remain Blessed. =20

Yours truly,
Mr. Emmanuel E. Annan. =20





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