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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 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.
  • fedex.courier_company001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mark moris" <markmoris44@gala.net>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:05:40 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR THE SHIPMENT OF YOUR PACKAGE TO YOUR DOORSTEP


Good day My Dear

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $850.000.00 United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you for
a couple of weeks now.Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has
expired or getting near to expire and Mr.James Adams 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 $850.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid you loosing this funds under expiration as I will be out of
the country for 3 Months Course and I will not come back till the end of
August 2008.

What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX COURIER SERVICES COMPANY 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 premium.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
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.I would have paid
that but they said no because they dont know when you will contact them
and in case of damurrage.

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

Companys Name:FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
The Directors name is Dr.Frank Don.
International Shipment Director
Email Address:(fedex.courier_company001@yahoo.com)
Tel:+22993869984.

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Finally,
Endaevour to indicate this CODE (CD0081) which will prove that you are the
owner of the package deposited in their company.Note this. The FEDEX COURIER
SERVICES dont 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 contain money ok.

Yours Faithfully,
Secreatary
MARK MORRIS.

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