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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:
  • "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. )
  • "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)
  • "cheques " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +2348052631133 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: FedEx Delivery Services Nigeria <fedex_delivery_officer@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:30:52 +0800
Subject: Dear Customer


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Dear Customer!

We have been waiting for you to contact us for your Confirmed Package thatis
registered with us for shipping to your residential location. We had thought
that your sender gave you our contact details. It may interest you to know
that a letter is also added to your package. However, we cannot quote its
content to you via email for privacy reasons. We understand that the content
of your package itself is a Bank Draft worth of $800,000.00 USD, FedEx do
not ship money in CASH or in CHEQUES but Bank Drafts are shippable. The
package is registered with us for mailing by your
colleague, and your colleague explained that he is from the United States
but he is here in Nigeria for a three (3)months Surveying Project as he
works with a consultant firm in Nigeria West Africa We are sending you this
email because your package is been registered on a Special Order. What you
have to do now,is to contact our Delivery Department for immediate
dispatchment of your package to your residencial address.


Note that as soon as our Delivery Team confirms your informations, it will
take only two to three working days for your package to arrive it's
designated destination. For your information, the VAT and Shipping charges
as well as Insurance fees have been paid by your colleague before your
package was registered.Note that the payment that is made on the Insurance,
Premium and Clearance Certificates, are to certify that the Bank Draft is
not a Drug Affiliated Fund (DAF) neither is it funds to sponsor Terrorism in
your country. This will help you avoid any form of query from the Monetary
Authority of your country. However, you will have to pay a sum of $185
dollars to the FedEx Delivery Department being full payment for the Security
Keeping Fee of the FedEx company as stated in our privacy terms and
condition page. Also be informed that your colleague wished to pay for the
Security Keeping charges, but we do not accept such payment considering the
facts that all items and packages that is registered with us have a time
limitation and we cannot accept payment not knowing when you will be picking
up the package or even responding to us. So we cannot take the risk to have
accepted such payment incase of any possible dumurrage. Kindly note that
your colleague did not leave us with any further information. We hope that
you respond to us as soon as possible because if you fail to respond until
the expiry date of the
foremost package, we may refer the package to the Nigeria Commission for
Welfare as the package do not have a return address. Kindly contact the
delivery department (FedEx Delivery Post) with the details given below:
FedEx Delivery Post


Contact Person: Mr. David Mark Shipment Officer of FedEx delivery services
Nigeria.


Email : fedex-parcel-delivery@live.com


TEL:+ 2348052631133



Kindly complete the form below and send it to the email address given above.
This is mandatory to reconfirm your Postal address and telephone numbers.


FULL NAMES: TELEPHONE:


POSTAL ADDRESS:


CITY:


STATE:


COUNTRY:


Kindly complete the above form and summit it to the delivery manager on:
fedex-parcel-delivery@live.com As soon as your details are received, our
delivery team will give you the neccessary payment procedure so that you can
effect the payment for the Security Keeping Fees. As soon as they confirm
your payment receipt of $185, they will not hesitate to dispatch
your package as well as the attahced letter to your residence. It usually
takes 48hrs to 72hrs delivery service. Note that we were not instructed to
email you, but due to the high priority of your package we had to inform you
as your sender did not leave us with his phone number because he stated that
he just arrived Nigeria and he hasn't fix his phone yet. We indeed
personally sealed your Bank Draft and we found your email contact in the
attached letter as the recipient of the foremost package. Ensure to contact
the delivery department with the email address given above and ensure to
fill the above form as well to enable a successful reconfirmation.



Yours Faithfully,
Mr. Agho
FedEx Online Team Management. All rights reserved. @ 1995-2008



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