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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)
  • "insurance 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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • alliedparcel_expressservices@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: linda gayus <mrslinda_gayus14@hotmail.fr>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:11:23 +0100
Subject: Contact courier for the delivery of your draft today.



Dear Friend,
I have been waiting for you to come down here and pick your Bank Draft which my boss kept with me for your compensation in trying to assist him initially in his multi-million business that he had concluded now with a new partner from Chile but I did not hear from you since that time. I went and deposited the Draft with Allied Parcel Express Services here in Benin Republic, because I want to travel to Chile to see my boss and will not come back till next month end. So I want you to contact Allied Parcel Express Services, Benin Republic to know when they will deliver your package/Draft.
NOTE:I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee on your behalf.The only money you have to send to them is their security keeping fee which is only US$100.00 Dollars only to receive your package as they told me. Don’t be deceived by any body. Below is their Contact Address:
Contact Person/Director Parcel Despatch: Dr. Frank Taylor.Company: Allied Parcel Express Services (APES),Benin Republic. Company's E-mail address: alliedparcel_expressservices@yahoo.fr
Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security keeping fee. I gave them your delivering address but you have to reconfirm your infos to them such below to avoid any mistake in the delivering.
1.Your full name.2.Your telephone number.3.Your address where to you can easily receive your bank draft.4.Security fee of US$100 only.
Wish you good luck as you comply to this directive.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Linda Gayus.
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