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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348039658934 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Martins <fedexproceed@live.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:22:24 +0800
Subject: Contact Fedex Express Courier For Your ATM CARD Parcel


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Dear Friend,
I have just deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of USD 800,000,00 United state
dollars to the Fedex Delivery Services here in West Africa, due to I have
waited enough to hear from you so that your funds will be transferred
through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA here, I have paid to them their delivery
charges and insurance coverage fee,the only fee to be paid again is their
security safe keeping fee of (180 dollars) only. Below is the shippment
officer contact information including his email address with the parcel
reference number, note that without you indicating your parcel number as
listed below the fedex delivery services will not listen to you they will be
imagining if you want to steal another persons parcel.Please call or Email:
Mr. Kenneth Joseph. Shipment Officer Of Fedex delivery services.Nigeria.

E-mail:fedexexpressdeliverycenter@live.com
Tel: +234-803-965-8934,
Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856,
Parcel Number: EG2272

Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD.this
is to avoid wrong delivery as i already gave them your delivery address but
you have to re-confirm it to them ok.

Full name...........................
Home address........................
Country.............................
Telphone............................

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once they
receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days the
magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer. Your
ATM MASTER CARD withdrewing access pin code number is(0114) take note, once
you receive the card you take it to any cashpoint around your area
andsllotten it and enter the pin code for withdrewal, the amount you are to
withdrew per day is USD 20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State dollars)
each day. Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security
fee to them so they can effect immediate delivery on your parcel. Thanks.
Barrister Martins



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