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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JESSICA WILLIAMS"<domino1@mcom.com>
Reply-To: <fedex.6666@live.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:38:13 +0100
Subject: CONTACT THIS NUMBER FOR YOUR PACKAGE 009 234 706 979-2549



CONTACT THIS NUMBER FOR YOUR PACKAGE 009 234 706 979-2549


Good day TO You!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for yourConformable Bank Draft of $950,000 United States Dollars,but I did not hear from you since for a couple of weeksnow. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft hasexpired or getting near to the date of expire andDr.Wilson the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it Might expire.SO you have to be fast in contacting the fedex company.

I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till ending of
DECEMBER 2009. What you have to do now is to contact FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver Your Consignment to you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge,
Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is($100 .00 USD) one Hundred United States Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the
Courier Company so far.

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 FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY now, for the delivery of your Draft with this information
Bellow;

1 Your Full Name:
2, Your Delivery Address:
3, Your Cell Phone Number:
4,Your Age:
5,Your Country:
6,Your OCCUPATION:
7,Your Sex:

Directors Name: MR.CHIKA .M. PETER

Company's Name:FedEx EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY

Phone Numbers : 009 234 706 979-2549,011-234-706-979-2549.


Email Address: fedex.6666@live.com

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your door step so that you can sign on it. Let me repeat again, Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail and ask them how you will make the security fee of $100 usd to them to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $100.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The FedEx EXPRESS COURIER 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 BankDraft. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents is Bank Draft ok.

You are to make this payment today via WESTERN UNION in the name of our accounting officer:

NAME: MR.BENSON ENEFIOK.
ADDRESS: Abuja Nigeria

You are to forward payment information to us via this email after making the payment, the details are as follows:

SENDER'S NAME:......................... .............................
SENDER'S ADDRESS:...................... ........................
AMOUNT SENT:$100..................... .............................. ......
TEXT QUESTION: in god?
TEXT ANSWER: .we trust
MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER
(M.T.C.N)..................... ..................

Upon receipt of the above,modalities to send your certificate and cheque will Commence immediately.

We want you to note that your parcel will get to you in 2 (TWO) days after your transfer has being confirmed.

Sincerely,
MRS JESSICA WILLIAMS

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