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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:

• 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.
  • +22998875455 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr David James <mrdavidjames85@msn.com>
Reply-To: <ups1935@live.fr>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 20:24:06 +0000
Subject: CONTACT (UPS)FOR DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT.



Goodday!!!


I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
Bank Draft of $2.000,000,00 United States Dollars which my boss kept for you
befor he travel out but I did not hear from you since. The bank draft worth
of $2.000,000,00 has been Convected into physical catsh and registered as consignment
with UPS, so you have to contact them with the information below.


Contact Person: Dr George Harrisen
Email Address:[ups1935@live.fr]
Phone Number:+229-9887-5455


The only money you will send to them for the deliver to your postal
Address is ($155.00 USD) for Security Keeping Fee Finally, make sure
that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to
them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.


Note that you have to pay the security keeping fee of $155 usd before
they can issue the tracking number to you ok.and for their immediate action.


Thanks.
God Bless.
Mr David James.

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