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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:
  • "express courier delivery" (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. )
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • homeland_expresscour@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Uche" <peteruche23@ig.com.br>
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:02:47 +0200
Subject: CONTACT HOMELANDEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC OF WEST AFRICA .


*Good Day*


*I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your
package box which contents your $1.5Millon USD, but did not heard from you
since that time. *

*Then I went and deposited the package with HOMELANDEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY
COMPANY here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss
and
will not come back till next month end.
You can stop any commication with any one because you fund is now registerd
with this company.*


*I want You to contact the HOMELANDEXPRESS COURIER DELIVERY COMPANY to know
when they will deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges
and
insurance fee.*

*The only money you have to send to them is there security
keeping fee which is $210.00 to received your package.*


*BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY
Contact Dr AUGUSTINE WILLIS
E-mail:(**homeland_expresscour@excite.com* <homeland_expresscour@excite.com>
*)*


*Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the
security keeping fee. For your best information don't let their
diplomatic agent knows the contents of this package, Is only they director
Dr AUGUSTINE WILLIS knows the contents of this package as he is the one
helps me to cash your bank draft in bank. I gave them your delivering
address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on
the delivering.*


*Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41*


*Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total $1.5Millon USD*

*Thanks.
Mr.Peter Uche*

**

* *

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