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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:
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +22993007082 (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.
  • upexpress.deliverymen@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Harris Williams" <williamsharris7@ig.com.br>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 23:43:50 +0200
Subject: CONTACT UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE


Good Day

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your $1.500,000.00, but did not heard from you since
that time. Then I went and deposited the package with UPEXPRESS COURIER
SERVICE here in Benin Republic, because I travelled to Iraq to see my boss
and will not come back till next month end. You can stop any commication
with any one because you fund is now registerd with this company.

I want You to contact the UPEXPRESS COURIER SERVICE to know when they will
deliver your package. I have paid for the delivering charges and insurance
fee.The only money you have to send to them is there security keeping fee
which is $120.00 Us Dollars to received your package.
BLOW IS CONTACT INFORS OF THE COMPANY

Contact Dr AUGUSTINE MBANEFO
E-mail:(upexpress.deliverymen@gmail.com)
Telephone: 00229-93007082

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. For your best information don't let their diplomatic agent
knows the contents of this package, Is only they director Dr AUGUSTINE
MBANEFO knows the contents of this package as he is the one helps me to cash
your bank draft in bank. I gave them your delivering address but you have to
reconfirm it to them again to avoid any mistake on the delivering.

Reconfirm below information to the company.
Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------
Your company registration number ---------EM5507439
Code number-----------------------------------------48SEIO41

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total $1.500,000.00

Thanks.
Williams Harris

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