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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • efexexpresscouriercompany@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:11:56 +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:efexexpresscouriercompany@ubbi.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 $105 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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