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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)
  • "insurance 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. )
  • "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. )
  • "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 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.
  • bd_couriercompany500@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: johnmark01@freenet.de
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:48:35 +0200
Subject: FINAL DELIVERY NOTICE


Dear Friend
I am very happy to inform you about my surcess regarding the
arrangment for the delivery of your bank draft but the manager of eko
bank told me that before the check will get to you that it will expire
so i told him to cash the $2.5, 000.00.
All the delivery arrangement of
the $2.5,000.00 in cash has been made with BLUE-DART COURIER COMPANY and
i have paid for the delivery fee together with the registration fee
which cost me $480 except from the insurance fee $100 which you are to
send to the BLUE-DART COURIER COMPANY to enable them carry out the
transaction.
Contact them with the bellow information and they will
instruct you where to send the $100 to them,do comply with them and let
me know when you recieve your fund.

Name: DR JUSTIN EKINS
Email:
bd_couriercompany500@yahoo.fr
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME
ADDRESS.
3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER

5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
Best Regards
Dr Ansell Wallas

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam