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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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 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. )
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • +34697419725 (Spain, 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.
  • drvicentedhl@aim.com
  • e-mail-ms1jose@yahoo.es

Fraud email example:

From: mail info <mail784677info@web.de>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:53:31 +0100
Subject: URGENT



Attn: Dear friend,

Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid for the delivery fee for your cheque but the manager of CENTRAL BANK OF SPAIN told me that before the cheque will get to you that it will expire. So i told him to cash €1.5 million Euro's all the necessary arrangement of delivering the €1.5 million Euro's in cash was made with the DIRECTOR DHL EXPRESS COURIER, MADRID SPAIN.

Be inform that there are some documents to be secure.The only fee you have to send to them is €120 Euro's which will serve as the insurance fee and claims of affidavit to enable them deliver the parcel to you immediately.

Do contact them and let me know when you have receive your fund, below is the needed information to enable them deliver your fund to you immediately.

DHL COURIER SERVICE
Cañada Real de las Merinas, 9
Centro de Negocios Eisenhower
Madrid 28042, Madrid
Spain
DIRECTOR: *DIRECTOR. DR. VICENTE <?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p>*.
TEL: +34-697419725
FAX: +34-911814103
EMAIL: drvicentedhl@aim.com



YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
YOUR MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOUR CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that consist your fund that i deposited in the DHL Express Courier, S.L. so that we can share the joy together.

BEST REGARDS,
Ms. JOSE.<o:p></o:p>(E-mail-ms1jose@yahoo.es)<o:p></o:p>
SECRETARY






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