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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • info.apexexpres@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: mdavid77@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:55:45 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY!!!!!


GOOD DAY!!!!!

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU SINCE TO CONTACT ME FOR YOUR
CONFIRMABLE BANK DRAFT OF $3.2MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, BUT I DID
NOT HEAR FROM YOU SINCE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW. THEN I WENT TO THE
BANK TO CONFIRM IF THE DRAFT HAS EXPIRED OR GETTING NEAR TO EXPIREAND
DR.WILSON THE DIRECTOR BANK OF AFRICA TOLD ME THAT BEFORE THE DRAFTWILL
GET TO YOUR HAND THAT IT WILL EXPIRE. SO I TOLD HIM TO CASH
THE$3.2MILLION USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO CASH PAYMENT TO AVOID
LOSINGTHESE FUNDS UNDER EXPIRATION AS I WILL BE OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR A
4MONTHS COURSE AND I WILL NOT COME BACK TILL ENDING OF MARCH 2008.

WHAT
YOU HAVE TO DO NOW IS TO CONTACT APEX COURIER SERVICES AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE TO KNOW WHEN THEY WILL DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT 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 APEX COURIER SERVICES TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT DIRECT TO YOUR
POSTAL ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY IS($250.00 US) UNITED STATES DOLLARSONLY
BEING SECURITY KEEPING FEE OF THE COURIER COMPANY SO FAR. 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 APEX COURIER
SERVICES NOW FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR DRAFT WITH THIS INFORMATION
BELLOW;

DIRECTORS NAME: DR.DAVID JOHNSON
COMPANIES NAME: APEX COURIER
SERVICES
EMAIL ADDRESS: INFO.APEXEXPRES@SIFY.COM
TEL/FAX:00229
97939692

FINALLY, MAKE SURE THAT YOU RECONFIRM YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS AND
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO THEM AGAIN TO AVOID ANY MISTAKE ON THE
DELIVERY AND ASK THEM TO GIVE YOU THE TRACKING NUMBER TO ENABLE YOU
TRACK YOUR PACKAGE OVER THERE AND KNOW WHEN IT WILL GET TO YOUR ADDRESS.
LET ME REPEAT AGAIN, TRY TO CONTACT THEM AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVET HIS
MAIL TO AVOID ANY FURTHER DELAY AND REMEMBER TO PAY THEM THEIR SECURITY
KEEPING FEE OF $250.00 US DOLLARS FOR THEIR IMMEDIATE ACTION.

NOTE
THIS. THE APEX COURIER SERVICES DON\'T KNOW THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX. I
REGISTERED IT AS A BOX OF AFRICA CLOTHS. THEY DID NOT KNOWTHE CONTENT
WAS MONEY. THIS IS TO AVOID THEM DELAYING WITH THE BOX.DON\'T LET THEM
KNOW THAT BOX CONTENTS MONEY OK.
I AM WAITING FORYOUR URGENT RESPONSE.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
KULMA DAVID


Unbegrenzter Speicher,
Top-Spamschutz, 120 SMS und eigene E-MailDomain
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http://office.freenet.de/dienste/emailoffice/produktuebersicht/power/mail/index.html

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam