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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • eco_couriercompany@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "camara brewer" <camarabrewer@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:06:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: GOOD NEWS CONTACT ECOWAS COURIER COMPANY,


Dear Good Friend,
=20
Complimentary of the season, I am writing to inform you that I have Pai=
d the fee for your Cheque Draft. But on the process Mr.Ahmed Zafa the m=
anager of of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the check will ge=
t to you that it will expire. So I told him to cash the, $1,000,000.00u=
sd One Million United State Dollar, All the necessary arrangement of de=
livering the $1000,000.00usd One Million United State Dollar in cash bo=
x as an africa cloth has been made with Ecowas Courier Company,
=20
These are their contact informations of Ecowas Courier Company,For you =
to contact them for immediate delivery of your package to you.

General Manager,=20
Mr. Mabele Alfonso,=20
Ecowas Courier Company
E-mail:(eco_couriercompany@yahoo.com )
Phone number 229-936 947 32
=20
Please, Send them your contacts information to able them locate you imm=
ediately they arrived in your country with your box .This is what you n=
eed to provide for them.
=20
1.YOUR FULL NAME..........................
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.....................
3.YOUR CURRENT PHONE NUMBER.........
5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE................
=20
Please make sure you send this needed informations to the General Manag=
er of Ecowas Courier Company,Noted.Lets I forgot the Ecowas Courier Com=
pany did not know that the content of the box is money.This is to avoid=
them delaying the box from getting to you. Hence I will advice you sho=
uldn't for any reasons let them know that the content of the box is mon=
ey as we register it as a box of African cloth. I am waiting for your u=
rgent response.=20
=20
Thanks and God Bless.

My Regards.
=20
Dr.Camara Brewer.





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