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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +22993790156 (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.
  • fedexexpressoffice1980@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "john ben2" <johnben2@klikni.cz>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 11:20:11 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR PACKAGE!!!!!!!!


Goodday!!!


I have been waiting for you since 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 weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft
has expired or getting near to expire,however, Dr.Wilson the Director Bank
of Africa here in Benin 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 such huge funds under
expiration as I will be out out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I
will not come back till ending of June 2008. Therefore,what you have to do
now is to contact FEDEX COURIER EXPRESS as soon as possible to know when
they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date. For your
information,I have paid for the delivering Charges, Insurance premium.


The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES to delivery the
money inside box direct to your postal Address in your country is stated
below ($110.00 US) One Hundred & Ten 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 $110 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.


Following below is where you can reach to the Fedex Courier Express for the
final delvery:-


Email Address:(fedexexpressoffice1980@yahoo.fr)
Director's Name: Dr.Rev.Amous Yusuf,
Tel: +229 93-79-01-56
Tel:+229 93 16 80 75


Pls make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address with your direct
telephone number to enable them update you on how to deliver the package to
you to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them also to give you the
tracking number to enable you when the package will reach 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 $110.00 US Dollars for
their immediate action.


Note this.The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES dosn'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. So please,please,don't
let them know that it is money inside the box ok.


I am waiting for your urgent response.


Yours Faithfully,
Mr John Ben,

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