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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • shalom_daily_dalivering_2345@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: godwin abioko <godwinabioko16@hotmail.fr>
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 16:24:26 +0100
Subject: CONTACT DELIVERING COMPANY IMMEDIATELY REGARDING YOUR



Dear Friend, I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Bank Draft but did not heard from you since that time then I deposited the Draft with Shalom Daily Courier delivering company here in Benin Republic , because I travelling to Iraq to see my boss and i will not come back till next month end. You have to contact the diplomatic Shalom Daily Courierdelivering company to know when they will deliver your package .I have paid for the delivering charges andinsurance fee. The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $95.00 Us Dollars toreceived your package.Do not delay to contact REV.MORRIS A.ISREAL,Director of Shalon diplomaticShalom Daily courier company through this E-mail;(shalom_daily_dalivering_2345@yahoo.fr) andhis phone number (00229-93991875) contact him as soon as possible to avoid increase the security keepingfee, I gave them your address to deliver your 800 000 USD bank draft but you have to reconfirm your informationsto avoid wrong delivering Now fill this form and make sure that you do not make any mistake by filling theform ok. First name.......................................Last name.......................................Telphone number..............................House address ................................city.........................................................Your photo.............................Country.............................................Company registration ....No EG58956.Code number .............. 0140481 Keep me update soon as you recieved your box. Thanks and remain bless.Mr Godwin Abioko,
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