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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:
  • "the consignment" (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 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 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.
  • +22993068379 (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.
  • info_fedex_expresscourierser55@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: samuelsodeh1@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:51:23 +0100
Subject: HELLO


Hello My Dear,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and
pick your money but I did not heard from you since that time as we
fixed.Then I went and deposited the $1.500 000.00 Million USA Dollars,as
consignment box to FEDEX COURIER COMPANY LIMITED in Benin
Republic,because I travelled to SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and i
will not come back till next month ending.

I want You to contact the
FEDEXE COURIER COMPANY LIMITED to know when they will deliver your
consignment boxes to you please waist no time in contacting them with
the below information.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your
Address---------------------------
Home
telephone---------------------
Office
telephone---------------------
Your
pic----------------------------------

I have paid for the delievery
fee so the only money you have to send to them now is the security
keeping fee of your consignment $105 usd.But i want to let you know that
i did not give him the key of the boxes so please take note that as soon
as they deliver the consignment use this (
CODE NUMBERS TO OPEN THE
THREE BOXES TO KNOW IF THE COMPLETE OF
1.5MILLION USD IS IN IT ).

THE
FIRST BOX CODE ( 0036589 )
THE SECOND BOX CODE ( 0014759 )
THE THIRD BOX
CODE ( 4475855 )
CONTACT PERSON; Dr.Chidinma uche
DIRECTOR FEDEX COURIER
COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC.
E-mail:(
info_fedex_expresscourierser55@yahoo.fr )
CONTACT PHONE+229-930-683-79
OR 00229-9306-8379

AND I WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS CODE NUMBERS
CONFIDENTIAL IN YOUR HOME TO AVOID ANOTHER PERSON GETTING INTHOURCH WITH
YOUR MONEY MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.Let me know as soon as you
receive your consignment check the contents if the complete of the total
$1.500 000.00

Regards
Mr.Samuel Sodeh

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