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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:
  • "insurance fee " (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. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22997423257 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:37:05 +0200
Subject: CONTACT ADEXEC SECURITY COMPANY FOR YOUR TRUNK BOX.


My Dear Good Friend!



I have been waiting for you since to contact
me for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.2million United States Dol
lars, but I did not hear from you since long time now.Untill the bank
draft was getting near to expire date and Dr. Auduh the M.D Bank of
Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will
expire.So I told him to cash the $1.2million USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS
to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be
out out of the country for a 6 Months Course and I will not come back
till ending of April 2009.

What you have to do now is to contact
ADEXEC SECURITY/DELIVERY COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they
will deliver your Consignment to you,All the necessary arrangement for
delivering the $1.2million united state dollars in cash was made with
ADEXEC SECURITY/DELIVERY COMPANY


The only money you will send to
ADEXE SECURITY/DELIVERY COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to
your postal Address in your country is (US $98) only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Compan y so far.Again because i have paid for
insurance fee and others, don\'t be deceived by anybody to pay any other
money except (US $98). I would have paid that but they said no because
they don\'t know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.


You have to contact ADEXEC SECURITY/DELIVERY COMPANY now for the
delivery of your trunk box with this information bellow;

COMPANYS
MANAGER: DR MIKE RUDOLF
COMPANYS NAME: ADEXEC SECURITY COMPANY
EMAIL
ADDRESS: adexecservices@live.com
TELE PHONE NUMBER: +229-9742-3257


Finally, make sure that you Reconfirm your full name,Postal address,
Direct telephone number and a copy of your picture to them to avoid any
mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the deposite
certificate to able you know the details of your trunk box delivery. Let
me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to
avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping
fee of (US$98) for their immediate action.



Note this. The ADEXEC
SECURITY/DELIVERY COMPANY don\'t know the contents of the Box. I
registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know the contents
was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don\'t let them
know that box contents money ok.



BEST REGARDS
REV: DOM ADAMS.

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