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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 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Julian Edgar <mywill_mary4@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:39:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Mrs Julian Edgar (PX002 ) .

However, I have successfully cashed the draft and packaged your Cash in a Cargo box and had registered it in the PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Benin Republic because I will travel soon to see my boss and will not come back soon.




You have to contact the PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to know when they will deliver your package to your address. I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fees. The only money you have to send to them is their SECURITY KEEPING FEE to receive your package and as i do not know when you
will be contacting them.

HERE IS PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY ADDRESS BELOW/
DR ARNOLD EZE
E-MAIL: (parcelexpresscourier89@live.fr)
CONTACT PHONE (+229)93135559

Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.

This is the information they need from you.
1. YOUR FULL NAME.
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3. YOUR CURRENT MOBILE NUMBER.


Try to contact PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fees. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake in the delivery.

Note; I didn't tell the PARCEL EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY that it's money inside the box, I registered it as a package of an African cloths/Family
Valuables.

This is to avoid delaying or any upfront problem during the delivery, So do not let them to know that the package contents money inside until you have received it in your house address ok and this is the code which you send to them for verifications(PX002).

Do let me know as soon as you received your package. Contact me by email ok.

Best Regards,
Mrs Julian Edgar





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