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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:59:14 +0100
Subject: CONTACT EFEX EXPRESS COMPANY


Dear friend,

I want to inform you that the fee for your Cheque Draft
has been Paid on January 2008. because i went to the Eco bank that
issued the cheque to comfirm if the cheque has expired and the manager
of EcoBank Benin told me that before the check will get to you it will
expire. So i told him to cash the $1200.000.00, all the necessary
arrangement of delivering of the $1200.000.00 in cash was made with EFEX
EXPRESS COMPANY WORLD WIDE.Here is the contact of the fedex Company
World Wide bellow.

ATTN: Mr HARRY
DOMINIC.
EMAIL:infoefexexpresscouriercompany@y7mail.com

Please send
them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately
they arrived in your country with your BOX. This the information they
need from in order to delivery your box to youraddress.

1.YOUR FULL
NAME...
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS ....
3 YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE
NUMBER.....
4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.......
5.A COPY OF YOUR
PICTURE.........

Please make sure you send this needed informations to
the Director general Efex express courier company world wild in Benin Mr
HARRY DOMINIC. with the address given to you.Note. The Efex express
courier company here don\'t know the contents of the Box.
I registered
it as a dameges of jeans returning to the retaler.Note:The company
don\'t know that the contents of the box is money.Please don\'t let them
to know that the contents of the Box is money to avoid them from
delaying with the box. I am waiting for your urgent response.


Meanwhile remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $95 USD
Dollars for their immediate.they will use to obtain insurance
certificate and claims of affadvite that will prove that the box belongs
to you. Berest assure that all other fees have been paid by me.
I am
waiting for your urgent response.

Thanks
Mr John Emen





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