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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "courier service" (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.
  • fedexcouriercompanyd@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrjimpeters104 Gazeta.pl" <mrjimpeters104@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:26:00 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY LTD RIGHT NOW


Attn/ My Good Friend,

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $2.5million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you
since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank with the assistance
of my official Attorney to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near
to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director central bank told me that before the
draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the
$2.5million 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 3 Months
Course and I will not come back till ending of June 2008.

But due to the urgly situation of fund confiscation with the International
Monetary Fund, I have decided to register Your Fund as consignment box with
Federal Express Company Where their Diplomatic agent will monitor your fund
down to your doorstep under relevant security Agents.I have registered it
with them as consignment box because cash is not shippable in the company.

What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX 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 and Insurance.

The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICES to deliver your
Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is ($105.00 US)
One Hundred & Five United States Dollars only for the Security of the
affidevit of claims and ownership from the federal high court. Again, don't
be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $105.00 US Dollars. I
would have paid that but they said no because it is mandatory that the
certificate of affidevit of claims and ownership coverage must be secured by
the beneficiary according to the FBI and other relevant Security Agencies
such as EFCC and other local security agencies to ensure the 100% legite of
the transaction.

You have to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES now for the delivery of your
package with this information bellow;

Directors Name: Rev. DR. Maxwell Shagan
Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICE
Department; Customers Care Department
Email ; fedexcouriercompanyd@excite.com


Finally, make sure that you re-confirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask
them to give you the airway bill certificate for you to 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 for the
affidevit coverage certificate fee of $105.00 US Dollars for their immediate
action.

Note this: The FEDEX COURIER SERVICES don't know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a BOX of African clothes. They did not know the content is
money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that
box contains money ok.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Jim Peters

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