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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • fedexcompany78@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmed Umar" <ahmed200@centrum.sk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:15:11 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX FOR YOUR PACKAGE


 Attention Dear ,
 
How are you today well I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.5 million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire the Director Financial Bnak Benin told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5 million United States Dollars to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration.
 
What you have to do now is to contact the FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY 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? registration and delivering Charges.
 
The only money you will pay the Courier Company to deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your country is the( Security Tag Fee )to aneble the Courier Company deliver your parcel so far.Again,try to reconfirm to them your address/mobile phone number to avoid any mistake.Note I would have paid the Security Tag Fee but they company Director said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. So You have to contact the FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;
 
Contact Person: DR.WILLY BEN
Email Address: (  fedexcompany78@yahoo.fr   )

Thanks
Ahmed

Anti-fraud resources:

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