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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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. )
  • "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.
  • fedex_company1960@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uju obim" <ujuobim002@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 01:26:30 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COMPANY BENIN IMMEDIATELY FOR DELIVERY


Attention,


I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft.but
the manager of bank of africa Plc Benin told me that
before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i
told him to cash $1.5MILLION all the necessary arrangement
of delivering the $1.5million in cash was made with FEDEX
COURIER COMPANY DIRECTOR.


Below is the needed information to enable them deliver
your fund to you immediately.The only fee you have to pay
them is $105 usd that they will use to obtain insurance
certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove that
the parcel that consist total sum of $1.5milion belong to
you be rest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.

FEDEX COUIER SEVICE DIRECTOR
PROFFESOR.REV.NELSON UDO
EMAIL;(fedex_company1960@yahoo.fr)


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.COMPANY REGISTRATION NO EG5845
7.CODE NMBER 0140479
AND THE BOX OPEN KEY NO KTXOXC


Please make sure you send this needed info's to the
Director general of FEDEX COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC DR. NELSON UDO with
the address given to you.


Note ;The FEDEX COURIER COMPANY LTD don't
know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a Box of
family valuable belongs. They don't know it contents fund.
this is to avoid them delaying with the Box. don't let
them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting

for your urgent response.
Thanks and Remain Blessed.
SECRETARY Peter More.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam