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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348026192011 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • p_a_de@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank obi <frank.043@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankobi_050@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 14:37:38 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend



Dear Friend

I have Paid the fee for your Cheque/ Draft Because the manager of STANDARD CHARTERED BANK told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire.So i told him to cash US$2.5 MILLION all the necessary arrangement of delivering the US$2.5 MILLION in cash was made with AIWA COURIER COMPANY Below is the information of the aiwa courier companyand who to contact.

ATTN: PETER ADETEL/+234-8026192011FAX:+234-75901226Email: p_a_de@yahoo.fr

Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locateyouimmediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.

This is what they need from you.
1.YOUR FULL NAME2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE

Please make sure you send this needed info?s to the Director general of AIWA COURIER COMPANY PETER ADE with the address given to you.Note.The AIWA COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths.

They don't know it contains money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know that is money that is in that Box. I am waiting for your urgent response.

You can even call the Director of AIWA COURIER COMPANY with this line:+234-8026192011 Thanks and Remain
Blessed.
Frank Obi

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