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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:
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "bob john" <bobojojo4@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 15:51:53 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE IMMEDIATELY.


My Dear Good Friend!

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
since long time now.Untill the bank draft was getting near to expire date
and Dr. Auduh the M.D 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 $1.2million USD
UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under
expiration as I will be out out of the country for a 6 Months Course and I
will not come back till ending of december 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE as soon as
possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you,All the
necessary arrangement for delivering the $1.2million united state dollarsS
in cash was made with FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE.

The only money you will send to FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is (US $250) only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. because i have
paid for insurance fee and others, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any
other money except (US $250). 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 FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your
trunk box with this information bellow;

COMPANYS MANAGER: MR,O.JOSEPH
COMPANYS NAME: FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE.
EMAIL ADDRESS: fastlaneccb@live.com

Finally, make sure that you provide your full name,Postal address, Direct
telephone number and a copy of your picture to them to avoid any mistake on
the Delivery and ask them to give you the deposite certificate to able you
know the details of your trunk box delivery. 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 (US$250) for their
immediate action.

Note this. The FASTLANE COURIER SERVICE 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. Don't let them know
that box contents money ok.


BEST REGARDS
DR BOB JOHN

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