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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: peter james <peter_james070@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:35:19 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT From Peter James


Hello my love;

With hope that all is well with you and your family? my dear the phone number you gave me is not working but the fax is okey, but keep on calling the fax and it do cut my air time my dear do chake the number +491371533729 because i have not been by self i will be happy to talk with you my love so i will like you to give me a phone number that if i call you i will get you.

Once more i will like to tell you that i am very happy with the picture you send to me you are the kind of woman i want for the rest of my life and i know that God has giveing you to me the woman of my choice.

My dear you said you want see my picture but send you my id card is not okey by you my love what we will be talking is haw to get this draft to your country so i will come over they then we can injoy our self with this kind money we don't have any probulem in life so my dear the (FEDXE COMPANY) has gave me the information on haw to send the money so the draft will be deliver you.

Below is the Western Union Information the company gave me:

Receiver Name: Mr, ONUORAH FIDELIS.
Destination/ Location: Cotonou- Benin Republic.
Test Question: What for,
Answer: Delivery ,
Mtcn;...............................
SenderAddress.......................
Sender Name.........................

As soon as you pay the charges fees kindly forward the payment information to enable go and give it the company.

On receipts of payment information from you i will contact and send you an online Courier Service Tracking Number to enable you check and monitor your CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT on arrival.

So as soon as the draft get you i will tell you haw to do it so you will not have any probulem with EU BanK okey. my love i can't wait to come to your country to have you as my wife.


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