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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:
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2347025439722
• 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.
  • fedx.delivery@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "revenue.board.nigeria34 Gazeta.pl" <revenue.board.nigeria34@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:38:22 -0700
Subject: Your Confirmable Bank Draft At Fedex Office


*REVENUE MOBILISATION ALLOCATION AND FISCAL COMMISSION*

*Central Business Area, PMB 054 Garki-Abuja, Nigeria
*

Email: revenueboard.nigeria@live.com

Dear Sir,

In accordance with Decree 98 of 1993, which was an amendment to Decree 49 of
1989 and by the powers of our function we seek to reconfirm your payment
details by your payment file update which is hereby sent to you by this
notification.

We write to update you that your outstanding payment has been re-addressed
and paid through a confirmable bank draft in your name due to the delay and
inconveniences we have noticed in your past efforts to get your money from
the bank. What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because
of the expiring date. For your information all government charges have been
deducted from your principle amount before the issuing the bank draft. The
only money you will need to pay is to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver
your bank draft direct to your postal address in your country is ($195) been
security keeping fee of the courier company. Again don't be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $195.

You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE now for the delivery of your
bank draft with this information below


Contact Person: Mr. Robert Frank

Email Address: *fedx.delivery@deliveryman.com*

Telephone: +234-7025439722

REPLY TO THE FEDEX E-MAIL ONLY ON *fedx.delivery@deliveryman.com*


Finally, make sure that you reconfirm 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 to avoid any further delay and
remember to pay them their Security Keeping Fee of $195.00 US Dollars for
their immediate action. You should also let me know through email as soon as
you receive your Draft.

Yours Faithfully,
*Dr. Hamman A. Tukur mni, OFR*

Anti-fraud resources:

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