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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:
  • "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.
  • +22997494213 (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.company46@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRSJOY JOHNSON" <mrsjoyjohnson004@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:44:27 +0100
Subject: Urgent attension needed


Good day!!!

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 the date of expire and Mr. Razack Philip 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 $850,000 USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of
the country for a 5 Months Course and I will not come back till ending
of December 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact FedEx(R) COURIER SERVICES 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,Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the FedEx(R) COURIER SERVICES to deliver
your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($300 .00
US)Three Hundred 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 $300 .00 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. You have to contact FedEx(R)COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery
of your consignment with this information bellow;

Directors Name:Tomas Green

Number +229 974-94-213

Companys Name: FedEx(R) COURIER SERVICES

Email Address: fedexcourier.company46@yahoo.com

Finally, make sure that you your Postal address and Direct telephone number
to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you
the tracking number to enable you track your package 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 and ask them how you will make the payment to them.

Remember to pay them their b Security Keeping fee of $300 .00 US Dollars for
their immediate action.

Please do fill this informaion when replying them.

Full name:Age:

Sex:

Occupation:

Country:

State:

City:

Tel / Fax:

Mobile:

Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES 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 is money ok.

Please don't contact FedEx if you can not afford the $300.00 us Dollars.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs.Joy Johnson.

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