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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:
  • "registration fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • upservice_benin044@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: wilson douglas <wilsondouglas2002@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:46:34 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACTUnited State Parcel Service (UPS )


Hello,My dear
Complement ,this is to inform you due to your inablity to send the registration fee of your check draft whort sum of $800,000,00, (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE OF AMERICA DOLLARS)as requested by delivering company,i have waited for long now yet no result,then i decided to involve the issued bank to avoid losing of the funds since my boss is yet to returned.

When i got to the bank ,the director of the company told me that the check has two weeks to expire that after two weeks it will be invalid then i told the director to convert the check into cash to avoid losing of the money, but he said i have to hire a lawyer before that can be done since the beneficaiy of the check is not here ,a lawyer will be involve for the signing and the procurement of vital documents needed for that.

Now i'am just confused because i don't have the money for that but i have no choice than to hire a lawyer who will assist me on this matter to avoid loosing of the money .

After meeting with the bank Attorney he told me that he will arrange for the documents as well as the signings for the covertion of the check into cash payment, but he said i should pay him $2500.00 for the job , then i explained to him that i don't have the money,i pleaded with him as soon as the job is done , then the money will deducted for his

He accepted ,the bank director also assured me that after the convertion of your check , the money will be packaged in a security box and deposit it with the bank official security company for save keeping as well as the delivering of your package to your home address.

Am happy to inform you that the job has been done , the check draft whort sum of $1,2m has been converted into cash and is right now with United State Parcel Service for delivery,Remember the package was registered as family valuables for security reasons under security monitoring department with a seal on it for security reasons .

You can find the code number beside the packaged box, there is a place in it they wrote +0098710 ,when you open it through that side you will see the code to open it, so contact the company today on this informations bellow:

Company Name :United State Parcel Service (UPS )Security Department .
Contact Person: Mr John Champion :
Email: upservice_benin044@yahoo.fr

Note ; your package was register as family valuables ,in no condition will you disclose the real content of your package to anybody till you receive it in your home for security reasons,email the company , tell them your name and also that your agent register your package with them for deliver ok you can tell them my name .Remember they will ask you for followings :

Your Full Name ................
Your Home Address..............
Your corrent Phone Numbers ..............home
Your Cel Numbers...............
You personal adentification...........

While contacting them includes these informations for avoid any further delays in delivering ok .Meanwhile i will be waiting to hear from you after your discussion with them ,also i want to remind you that $3000.00 was deducted from the total sum and this amount includes the registration and insurance cover $500.00 and $2500.00 of the barrister
that did the job .

Best Regards,
Wilson Douglas


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