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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:
  • "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. )
• 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.
  • +22993925957 (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@ommail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "johnp.arry65 Gazeta.pl" <johnp.arry65@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 18:48:08 +0200
Subject: REGARDING YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX


Goodday !!!

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Bank Draft of
$950.000.00USD , but I did not hear from you Then I went to the bank to
confirm if your 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 hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $950.000.00 DOLLARS
to cash payment to avoid you loosing your funds under expiration as I will
be out of the country for 5 Months Course and I will not come back till the
end of July 2008.
Now contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICE 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 to them to deliver your Consignment box direct
to your postal Address is $110.00 being the company Security Keeping Fee so
far.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 SERVICE now for the delivery of your
Consignment with this information bellow;
Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICE
The Directors name: Dr.Frank Don.
International Shipment Director
Email Address:fedexcourierserviceltd@y7mail.com<Address%3Afedexcourierserviceltd@y7mail.com>
OR fedexcourier@ommail.com
tell: +229 9392 5957
+229 9303 7129

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm

1) Your full name=====================================
(2)Phone,or fax =======================================
3)contact address=====================================
4)profession =========================================
5)A coppy of your identity ===========================

to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Finally, Your Consignment
registration number is (EM 5207439).indicate it to them as you contact them
to prove that you are the owner of the consignment deposited in their
company.

Note: nobody in the company know the content is $950.000.00USD i registered
it as a box of Afica fabric material all you will do is to contact them
soonest .Remember to send them the fee to avoid them been suspicious in the
content ok.


Yours Faithfully,
Secreatary
John Parry.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam