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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:
  • "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. )
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22993567095 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • fedexcourier_company0129@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "john son" <john.son01@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 23:55:56 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX DEVELIVERY COMPANY


Good day!

I have been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of$800,000 United States Dollars,Then I went to the bank to confirm if
the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Justin John 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 $800,000 USD UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I
will be out of the country for a 3Months Course.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY with your
information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country
with your BOX .This is what they need from you.

1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CELL TELEPHONE NUMBER
5.YOUR COUNTRY
6.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge,Insurance
premium. The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is($105.00 US)
only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Contact them
now with the below informations
Contact Person: Dr.Aminu Yayi

Email Address:(fedexcourier_company0129@yahoo.fr)
Tel/FAX: +229-9356-7095

Finally,They did not know the contents was money.this is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX.I am waiting for your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr JOHN SON

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