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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:
  • "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. )
  • "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.
  • +22997821283 (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_servicescompnay@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "adamsjohn95 Gazeta.pl" <adamsjohn95@gazeta.pl>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 04:50:48 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER EXPRESS IMMEDIATELY


Goodday!


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
BankDraft
of $1,500.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since
for a
couple of weeks now.Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has
expired
or getting near to expire and Mr.James Adams the Director Bank of Africa
told
me that before the draft will get to your hands that it will expire. So I
told
him to cash the $1,500.000.00 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to
avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for
a
3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of February 2009.


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. For your
information, They accepted cash on delivery C.O.D But insisted that the
security fee most be paid before the delivery will commence.So 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 and Five
United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company
so
far.


Again, don't 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 don't
know when you will contact them and in case of dumorage.You have to contact
FEDEX COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your consignment with this
information bellow;


Directors Name: Rev. Maxwell Shargan
Companys Name: FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
Telephone....... 229-93861888 / 00229-97821283
Email Address: fedexcourier_servicescompnay@yahoo.fr


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone
number to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to send your airway
bill and keep you updated on the arrival of your consignment and know when
it
will get to your address. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon
as
you receive this mail to avoid any further delay or increase in the
dumorage
and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $105.00 US Dollars
for
their immediate action.


Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES don't 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. Dont let them know that
box
contents money please. Finally, Endaevour to indicate this CODE (FD0081)
which
will prove that you are the owner of the Consignment i deposited in there
company, Hoping you have a very good day

Yours Faithfully,
DR ADAMS JOHN

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