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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:
  • "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)
  • "cheque " (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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dhl11company@yahoo.com.my
  • dhl101company@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "abudulkarim22 abudulkarim22" <abudulkarim22@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:34:21 +0000
Subject: CONTACT D.H.L COMPANY NOW FOR YOUR PACKAGE:


*
*
*Hello My Dear,

I have Paid for the delivery fee for your Cheque Draft. but the manager of
Financial Trust Bank Plc Togo told me that before the check will get to you
that it will expire.

So i told him to cash $800,000.00, all the necessary arrangement of
delivering the $800,000.00 in cash was made with D.H.L DIRECTOR.*
*Below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you
immediately.

The only fee you have to pay them is $96.00 usd that they will use it to
obtain insurance certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove that
the parcel belong to you be rest assure that all other fees have been paid
by me.

HERE IS THE COMPANY CONTACT FOR YOU TO GET INTOUCH WITH THEM URGENT.
D.H.L DIRECTOR DR. JIM BAL,EMAIL===
**dhl11company@yahoo.com.my*<dhl11company@yahoo.com.my><http://us.mc578.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dhl101company@yahoo.com>
* + 013-03-96.


FILL YOUR INFORM AND SEND IT TOGETHER WITH THIS INFORMATION BELLOW TO THEM
FOR THE DELIVERY.*
*1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE=====
================================================
6.SHIPMENT N°CODE AWB 33XZS
7.CODE N°GT 05784
8.PACKAGE REGISTERED N°: XGT442
9. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER===770891
10.TRANSCATION CODE N° 33/cstc/10133028
11.CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE N° SCT/BUN/xxlv-78/01*
*

Please make sure you send this needed info's to the Director general of
D.H.L DR. JIM BAL with the address given to you.*
*Note ; the D.H.L don't know the contents of the Box, I registered it as a
Box of family valuable belongs.*
**
*They don't know it contents funds. this is to avoid them delaying with the
Box. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box.I am waiting for
your urgent re sponse.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Philip Abudulkarim.*

Anti-fraud resources:

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