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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.
• 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.
  • +2299413717 (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.
  • united_state_parcel@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: RON JOHN <ronjohn_48@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <united_state_parcel@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:47:44 +0100
Subject: YOUR PACKAGE



Attention,I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick yourpackage box which contents your $850,000.00 but did not heard from yousince that time. Then I went and deposited the package with DIPLOMATICCOURIER SERIVICE COMPANY WORLD here in Benin Republic,You can stop any commicationwith any one because your fund is now registerd with this company.I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee.The only moneyyou have to send to them is there security keeping fee which is $95.00 UsDollars to received your package.BLOW IS CONTACT INFORMS OF THE COMPANYContact Name Dr. CHIDI BELLO E-mail:(united_state_parcel@yahoo.fr) Phone number +229-9413717.reconfirm your address to them again to avoid any mistake belowinformation .Your Full NameYour Current AddressYour Current telephoneA Copy Of Your IdYour company registration number ---------EM5507439Code number--------------------48SEIO41Let me know immediately you receive your package and check the contentswheather the complete of the total $850,000.00Thanks.SECRETARY RON JOHN
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