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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)
  • "registration fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993848204 (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.
  • fdexexpresscourier@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnemene@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:31:19 +0200
Subject: Re: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER


Dear Friend,

Good day. How are you today? I am writing to inform you
that I have Paid the registration fee for your fund $850.000.00 which
has been with me for a long time. And I went to the bank to confirm if
the fund has expired or getting near to expire and the Director Bank of
Africa told me that before the fund will get to your hand, it will
expire. So I told him to cash the money dollarsS to cash payment to
avoid losing this funds under expiration.

However, all the necessary
arrangement for delivering the money to united state dollarsS in cash
was made with FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin
Republic, the Director of Bank of Africa Cotonou, Benin republic has
package the sum of $850.000.00, in cash for you.

Then, he also help me
to Register the Consignment with FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY. Infact, I
thank God very much for all the effort I made, every thing goes
normally. As for our agreement with the FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY
they promised that your consignment will leave this Country on or before
5 days from now, But the Director of the FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY
said that they need your contacts information\'s to enable them meet up
with you immediately the Diplomat Agents arrived in your Country.

Please write a letter of application to the given address below.


ATTN: DR EDWARD OJI
Email: fdexexpresscourier@yahoo.fr
CONTACT PHONE
NUMBER +229-938-482-04

please Send them your contacts information to
enable 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 COUNTRY
4.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.

5.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.
6.A COPY OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION/
PICTURE.

Please make sure you send this needed information to the
Director general of FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY DR. EDWARD OJI with
the address given to you.

Note this. FEDEX EXRESS COURIER COMPANY
don\'t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa
cloths. 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.
God bless

Regrads
Meansh
George


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