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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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 "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.
  • +22993158510 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "faithboni8 Gazeta.pl" <faithboni8@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 14:07:02 +0200
Subject: I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT WITH FEDEX COURIER SERVICE


Good Day,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $1.2Million United States Dollars,
but I did not hear from you for a couple of weeks now.Then I went to the
bank to confirm if the Bank Draft has expired or getting to expire and Dr
Amed Yusuf, the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the Bank Draft
will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $1.2Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment
to avoid loosing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country
for 5 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of July 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES 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 the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES to deliver your Consignment
direct to your postal Address in your country is $105.00 US (One Hundred &
Five United States Dollars) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier
Company so far. Again, dont be deceived by anybody to pay any other money
except $105.00 US Dollars.

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 SERVICES now for
the delivery of your Consignment with this information bellow;

Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
The Directors name is Dr Amed Yusuf.
International Shipment Director
Telephone:+229 93- 158- 510
Email Address: fedexpress_service200@live.fr

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal 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,
Endaevour to indicate this CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the
owner of the package deposited in their company. Note this. The FEDEX
COURIER SERVICES dont know the contents of theBox.
I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. 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.Faith Boni
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