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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)
  • "i will like you to " (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 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.
  • +22993895075 (Benin, probably a 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.
  • elitecourier_company1870@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • secstephenroll3@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Edward Ndukwe <dredndukwe8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <elitecourier_company1870@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 01:41:00 +0100
Subject: COMPENSATION FOR YOUR PAST EFFORT



Dear Friend,
In presume that you are doing ok ,I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting the transaction concluded and the funds transferred under the help of a new partner from Kuwait.Presently I'm in Japan doing investment in real estate with my own share of the funds.Meanwhile I didn't forget all your past efforts so now that God has helped me to conclude the transaction successfully, out of my goodwill I will like you to contact Now contact Elite Courier Company in BENIN Director general of Elite Courier company DR.MARTINS UDU,his email(elitecourier_company1870@yahoo.fr) ask him to send you the package of ($ 2.5MILLION USD) please don,t let them know what is inside the parkage what them need from you is this
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 Elite Courier Company DR.ERIC BISSOLA with the address given to you.
Note.The Elite courier company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an Africa cloths. They do not let them know it contents money.this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. don't let them know that is money inside in that Box.Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time.in the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects which me and the new partner are having, You can even call the Director of Elite Courier company with this line +229-93895075 any things they need from you please do it for our own interest i package the box on your behalf to receive that money,so feel free to get intouch with DR.MARTINS uDU without any delay you can email my assistance secretary with this Email.(secstephenroll3@yahoo.fr) Thank you.Yours TrulyDR.EDWARD NDUKWE


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