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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 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.
  • +22993138645 (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_courier_ser_ltd@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jimpeter16@freenet.de
Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:49:42 +0100
Subject: Hello,


Hello,
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your
Confirmable Bank Draft of $1.5Million United States Dollars, but I 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 Mr. Justin john the
Director Bank of Africa told me that before 1.5Million USD UNITED STATES
DOLLARS to cash
payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I
will be out out of the country for a 6 Months Course and I will not come
back till end of July 2008.
The only money you will send to the Courier
Company to deliver your Consignment
direct to your postal Address in
your country is ($155.00 USD) One Hundred & Fifty_five United States
Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the CourierCompany so
far.Again, don\'t be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except
$155.00 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.
Contact
Person: .Mr Kelvin John Email

Address:(info_fedex_courier_ser_ltd@yahoo.fr)
Tel/FAX: +229
93138645
Note this. The FEDEX COURIER SERVICE company don\'t know the
contents of the Box. I registered it as a Gift item and Personal
belongs. They did not know the contents was money. this is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX.
Don?t let them know that box contents money ok. I
am waiting for your urgent response.
Yours Faithfully,

Please, Send
them your contacts information to able them locate you immediately they
arrived in your country with your BOX .This is what they need from you.


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

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam