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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:
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "are expected to pay " (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. )
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • expressfedexcourier@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fred ahmed" <ahmed.fred@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:33:12 +0200
Subject: URGENT MESSAGE FROM THE FEDEX COURIER


Attention! Attention!! Attention!!!

This is the FedEx courier Service Company mailing you as per your parcel Of
Bank Draft that was brought to our Company to be delivered to you

some time ago . Along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding
between the delivery agent And the Insurance Company based on their

request of Insurance Certificate which happens to be course of your parcel
pending here with Us for quite some
weeks.


Meanwhile we are happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has finalized
everything with the Nicon Insurance Company who at the time delayed

the delivery process. As part of our glowing business rapport, we have been
able to secure 24 valuable parcels we believed had been delayed due

to this misunderstanding our customers back then had with Insurance Company.


We are equally happy to tell you once again that your parcel being one of
those parcels we have been able to certified for delivery Contains a

City Bank of London Bank Draft with sum of $500,000.00 US Dollars written in
your name is among those 24 valuable parcels which is now in Our

office and also with your name as the receiver waiting for delivery.

Though we can not at the time of this mail get the depositors contact but we
could lay our hands on your email address and yuur name which is

an Indication that, you can now re-send your residential address back to the
FedEx Company so that your parcel can be delivered to you without

further delay through there e-mail (expressfedexcourier@rocketmail.com).

However, remember that the sender,had paid for the delivery Charge and
Clearance Certificate Fee before Incident occurs, but this company has

spend out of their incomes in the process to recovery back your parcel, so
dear costumer we once again appreciate your patronage in our favor.

Note :The only money you will send to the us now at FEDEX COURIER COMPANY to
deliver your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country

is ($180 USD) Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of your package so
far. Again, this is inclusive of all charges left.


Without hesitations you are advice to pay $180 USD via western union so that
your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it
accumulate a demurrage, as you are aware your parcel is not just an ordinary
parcel but one with a huge amount and we believe you must have
been expecting it long before now.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in 24hrs and it
will get to your door step within 24hrs as soon as we can Confirm

payment here, Also your Track Number will be sent to you via e-mail
immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your Parcel coming on

the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your country because
we operate in trust and loyalty in our Customers favor.

Note that you are expected to pay through Western Union through our Account
officer in Charge of recovered Parcel.Here is the information you

will required:

Name: Kingsley Uzoma
Address: Suit 4 Apapa.Cotonou
Location: BENIN REPUBLIC
Amount sent: $180
Senders Name...
Senders Address..
Mtcn...........
Text Question....
Text Answer.....


You are expected to provide us the information required to pick up the money
as soon as you have it sent.
Thanks as i await to hearing from you.


Yours faithfully



Mr David Aka
FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.
FedEx offers Global Shipping, Logistics Management &Supply Chain Management.

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