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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)
• 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.
  • +22993966966 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank tuttle" <f-tuttle6@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 22:28:48 +0200
Subject: I HAVE REGISTERED YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO FEDEX COMPANY


Dear Friend,

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft
of $850,000 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since for a
couple of months now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has
expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director of ECOBANK told
me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to cash the $850,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment
to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country
for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of August 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COMPANY 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 COMPANY to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($98.00 US)
only being Security Keeping Fee of the Company so far.Again, don't be
deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $98.00 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 demurrage.You have to contact FEDEX COMPANY now
for the delivery of your Consignment box with this information bellow;

Directors Name: Dr.Anthony Chike.
Companys Name:FEDEX COMPANY.
Email Address: (fedex_courierservices448@live.fr)
Tell: +2299396-6966

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. Let me repeat again, try to
contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and
remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $98.00 US Dollars for
their
immediate action.

Note this. The FEDEX COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a BOX of 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
contents money ok.

Thanks,
Your's brother,
Mr.Frank Tuttle.

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