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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • infofedexcouriersevicebr@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "john parry" <parry_john@klikni.cz>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 02:33:00 +0200
Subject: YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX


Goodday !!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
Bank Draft of $950.000.00USDollars, but I did not hear from you
Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired and
Mr.James Adams the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft
will get to
your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $950.000.00 DOLLARS
to cash
payment to avoid you loosing this funds under expiration as I will be
out of the country for 5 Months Course and I will not come back till the end
of
July 2008.

Now contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as soon as possible to know when they
will
deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your
information, I have paid for the delivering Charge and Insurance premium.The
only money you will send to to them to deliver your Consignment box direct
to
your postal Address in your country is $110.00 being Security Keeping
Fee of the Company so far.I would have paid that but they said no because
they dont know
when you will contact them and in case of damurrage.

You have to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your
Consignment with this information bellow;

Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICE
The Directors name is Dr.Frank Don.
International Shipment Director
Email Address: infofedexcouriersevicebr@yahoo.fr

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your,

yourfull name.............
contact address..................
phone numbers....................
Mailing address...................
and occupation....................
picture.......................

to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Finally, Endaevour to
indicate this CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the owner of the
consignment deposited in their company.Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
dont know the contents of your Box.

TAKE NOTE :FEDEX DON'T KNOW THE CONTENT OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX I
REGISTERED IT
AS A BOX OF AFRICA CLOTH , SO DONT DELAY TO SEND THEM THEIR SECCURITY
KEEPING
FEE OF $110.00 IMMEDIATELY TO THAT THE WILL NOT INVSTIGATE YOUR PACKAGE .

Yours Faithfully,
Secreatary
John Parry.

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