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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)
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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. )
  • "courier company" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Patricia Johnson" <patjohn1@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 06:45:39 -0700
Subject: Your Consignment/Parcel Delivery Letter


Dear Friend,

How are you today ? Hope all is well with you and your family ?,You may not
understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you
might have received an email from me in the past regarding your Bank Draft
of $ 4.5 M United States Dollars that your friend left that i should send
you which you never received . I have been waiting for you since to contact
me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $4.5M United States Dollars, but I did
not hear from you since fora couple of weeks now .

Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired on getting near
to expire and Mr.James Adams the Director African Development Bank told me
that if i send the draft to you by post , before the draft will arrive to
your destination , it will expire . So I told him to cash the $ 4,500.000
USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid loosing this funds under
expiration as I will be out of the country for 4 Months Course and I will
not come back till ending of Octorber 2008.

The bank african developemnt bank have turn the draft to cash and the fund
sealed in a metalic trunk box as a consignment and have deposit the
consignment with the CHRONOPOST COURIER COMPANY for shipment to your
destination address . What you have to do now is to contact CHRONOPOST
COURIER SERVICES as soon aspossible 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 the CHRONOCOURIER SERVICES to
enable them deliver your Consignment direct to your Address in your country
is 195.00 EUROS only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so
far. Again, dont be deceived by anybody to pay anyother money except 195.00
EUROS .

I would have paid that before i fly out of the country yesterday , but they
said no because they dont know when you will contact them and in case of
demurage , because the more you delay in contacting them will increase the
demurage . You have to contact CHRONO COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery
of yourConsignment with this information bellow ,

Companys Name : CHRONO COURIER SERVICES
The Directors Name Is : Edward Charles
International Shipment Director
Email Address : chronopostdelivery@live.com
Tel : 00 229 977 840 05

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to
give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and
know when it will get to your address . Finally, Endevour to indicate this
CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the owner of the package
deposited in their company.

Note this.

The CHRONO COURIER SERVICES dont know the contents of the Box. I registered
it as a BOX of Africa Arts materials which is a gift for you from african
friend . They did not know the contents was money. This is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contain money ok .

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs Patricia Johnson

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