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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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("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)
  • "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. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • fedexprescourservben578@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jim peter<jimpeters8@freenet.de>
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:34:48 +0200
Subject: FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY NOW FOR THE DELIVERY.


Attn Dear;,
Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that
I have Paid the fees for your check. And I went to the bank to
confirm if the check has expired or getting near to expire and MR .KEN
HENRRY the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me that before the
cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

So I told him to
cash the $1.500.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid
losting this funds.However, all the necessary arrangement of delivering
the $1.500.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY here in Cotonou Benin Republic,

MR.KEN HENRRY
the Director of Financial Trust Bank Cotonou have to package the sum of
$1.500.000.00 in cash for me.Then he also agreed to help me to Register
the Consignment with FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY. Infact I thank God
very much for all the movement I made, every thing goes normally.

As
for our agreement with the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY they promised
that your consignment will leave this Country Today ( FRIDAY or SATURDAY
) this week,But the Director of the FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY said
that they need your contacts informations to able them meet up with you
immediately the Diplomatic Agent arrived to your Country.

FEDEX
EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY COTONOU, BENIN REPUBLIC.
EMAIL ADDRESS
:(fedexprescourservben578@yahoo.fr)
TELEPHONE : (00229 937
72369)
CONTACT PERSON: REVEREND MAXWELL TOBBY.

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


Please make sure you send this needed info\'s to the Director general
of Fedex Express Courier Company Benin REV DR .MAXWELL N.TOBBY with the
address given to you.

Note.The Fedex Express Courier Company Benin
don\'t know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of an
Africa cloths. They don\'t know it contents money. this is to avoid them
delaying with the BOX. don\'t let them know that is money that is in
that Box.

I am waiting for your urgent response.

You can even call
the Director of Fedex Express Courier Company Benin with this line
(00229 937 72369)

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Mr.Peter Jimmy

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