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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:
  • "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.
  • +22993420342 (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.
  • fedex_courier208@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "henrry joe" <henrry02@ig.com.br>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 03:04:11 +0100
Subject: I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT WITH FEDEX COURIER COMPANY


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 Mr.James Adams 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 $1.2 Million 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 themand 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. fedex_courier208@yahoo.fr
International Shipment Director
Telephone:+229 93- 420- 342
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 the
Box. 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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