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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • fls_couriercompany@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "charles dubem" <charles.dubem@email.bg>
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:32:47 +0200
Subject: CONATCT COURIER AND SECURITY COMPANY




Dear Sir/Madam




I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your ConfirmableBank Draft
of $1.2Million United States Dollars, but I did not hear fromyou since that
time. Then I went to the bank to confirm if the drafthas expired or getting
near to expire and Mr. Justin Yayi the DirectorBank of Africa told me that
before the draft will get to your hand thatit will expire.




So I told him to cash the $1.2Million UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cashpayment to
avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out outof the country
for a 3 Months Course and I will not comeback till endof 2008.




What you have to do now is to contact the FASTLINK COURIER AND SECURITYCOMPANY
as soon as possible to know when they will deliver yourpackage to you because
of the expiring date.For your information,




The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver yourConsignment
direct to your postal Address in your country is($125.00US)OneHundred &amp;
TwentyFive United States Dollars only being Security KeepingFee of the Courier
Company so far.Again, don't be deceived by anybodyto pay any other money
except $125.00 US Dollars. I would have paidthat but they said no because they
don't know when you will contact themand in case of demurrage.




You have to contact the FASTLINK COURIER AND SECURITY COMPANY now forthe
delivery of your Draft




with this information bellow;Contact Person: REV PASTOR ANTHONY I MARK.Email
Address: (fls_couriercompany@yahoo.fr)




Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Directtelephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on th Deliveryand askthem to give
you the tracking number to enable you track your packageover there and know
when it will get to your address. Let me repeatagain, try to contact them as
soon as you receive this mail to avoid anyfurther delay and remember to pay
them their Security Keeping fee of$125.00 US Dollars for their immediate
action.




Note this. The FASTLINK COURIER AND SECURITY COMPANY don't know thecontents of
the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths.




They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid themdelaying with
the BOX.Don’t let them know that box contents money ok.




&nbsp;I am waiting for your urgent response.




Yours Faithfully,MR Charles Dubem






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