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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)
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "courier company" (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)
• 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.
  • fedexccltd@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ovichi nwa <ovichinwa07@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:15:19 +0100
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY



Dear Friend, I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank Draft worth of (usd $2.500.000.00)TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED DOLLARS which my boss left with me before he travelled out,but I did not hear from you since that time. Then with the help of a friend who is a bank manager I cashed the money and deposited it as a BOX containing African clothes with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY LIMITED, Cotonou, Benin Republic. What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you. For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance premium and Clearance Certificate Fee of the package.The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver your package direct to your postal Address in your country is ($100.00 US) ONE HUNDRED UNITED DOLLARS ONLY, being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far. Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $100.00 US Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your package with this information bellow;COMPANY DIRETOR NAME: DR. GODWIN DUWELL Telephone:+229 938_948_32EMAIL fedex_courier_delively_company@yahoo.dKCOMPANY Email Address: fedexccltd@yahoo.fr
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm the following infomation to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your address.The infomations are;1.YOUR FULL NAME;2.YOUR AGE;3.HOUSE/OFFICE ADDRESS4.HOUSE / OFFICE PHONE NOS5.A COPY OF YOUR PICT FOR IDDENTIFICATIONLet me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $100.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.Do let me know immediately you recieves your package.Yours Faithfullbarrister,Barry Ikeri

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