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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:
  • "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 service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993992755 (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.
  • fedexcompany20044@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: usmanakinde@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:35:38 +0100
Subject: comply asap


Good day!
We have been waiting for you since to contact us for your
Confirmable Bank Draft of$1.2 million United States Dollars which my
husband kept for but we did not hear from you since that time. Then I
went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to
expire and Mrs.Justin John the Director Bank of Africa told me that
before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told
him to cash the $1.2 MILLION USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment
to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the
country for a 3Months Course. What you have to do now is to contact the
FEDEX COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver
your package to you because of the expiring date.For your information, I
have paid for the delivering Charge,Insurance premium.

The only money
you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Consignment direct
to your postal Address in your country is($105.00US) only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again,don\'t be deceived by
anybody to pay any other money except $105.00 US Dollars.I would have
paid that but they said no because they don\'t know when you will
contact them and in case of demurrage. You have to contact the FEDEX
COURIER COMPANY now for the delivery of your Fund with this information
bellow;

Contact Person: DR. ANDY MAZO
Email
Address:(fedexcompany20044@yahoo.fr)
Tel/FAX: +229 9399 2755

Finally,
make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct telephone
number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Let me repeat
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of
$105.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The FEDEX
COURIER SERVICE company don\'t know the contents of the Box.They did not
know the contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the
BOX.I am waiting for your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Mary
John

Anti-fraud resources:

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