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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ndudi Richard" <rich_ndudi@norilsk.tv>
Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2008 00:51:09 +0200
Subject: HELLO MY DEAR YOUR $950,000.00 BANK DRAFT HAVE BEEN INORDER.


*Hello My Dear,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I called the
bank to confirm if your Cashier's Cheque has expired or getting near to
expire, and Mr.Yahaya Ahmed the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me
that before the Cheque will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told
him to convert the $950.000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid
losing this funds. However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering the
$950.000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to you in cash was made with ROYAL COURIER
COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic, Mr.Yahaya Ahmed the Director of
Financial Trust Bank Benin Republic have to package this fund in cash.Then
he also agreed to help me to Register the Consignment with ROYAL COURIER
COMPANY. I am now in paraguay for an investiment projects i will be back by
ending of next month. As for our agreement with the ROYAL COURIER COMPANY
they promised that your consignment will depart this Country any moment from
now ,But the Director of the ROYAL COURIER COMPANY said that they need your
contacts informations to able them locate you immediately their Diplomat
Agent arrives in your Country.Please i want you to contact the ROYAL COURIER
with the given address below.

Mr. Christian Nkemako.
Director of the Royal Courier Company
Benin Republic
EMAIL: (**royalcourer_deliveryservice@live.fr*<royalcourer_deliveryservice@live.fr>
*)
Tell:(+229) 97431467

Please, Send them your contacts informations to able them locate you
immediately they arrive in your country with your BOX.*
* *
*This is the information they need from you.
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR COUNTRY
3.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.*
* *
*Please make sure you send this needed informations to the Director general
of ROYAL COURIER COMPANY Mr. Christian Nkemako with the address given to
you.Note.The ROYAL COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of your Box. Mr.
Yahaya told me that he registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They
don't know it contains your money,this is to avoid them delaying with the
BOX or temper with it. don't let them know that is money that it is in that
Box. You can even call the Director of ROYAL COURIER COMPANY with this
line:(+229) 97431467.

Here is the Identification number of your box CPL/78agws/ and the
registration number is RCDC450EM. Try to let me know when you receive the
money.

Thanks and Remain Blessed,
Barr. Richard Ndudi.*
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