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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • fedexexpresscouriercmpn8@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "edna williams" <awilliams_0020@me.by>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:39:38 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION,


ATTENTION,

I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your money but
I did not heard from you since that time as we fixed.Then I went and
deposited the $1.500.000.00 Million USA Dollars,as consignment box to FEDEX
EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED in Benin Republic,because I travelled to
SAUDI ARABIA to visit my friend and i will not come back till next month
ending.

I want You to contact the FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED to know
when they will deliver your consignment box.I have paid for the delivering
charges The only money you have to send to them is the security keeping fee
which is $155.00 Us Dollars to received your consignment box.

CONTACT PERSON; REV. MARK JOHN DISTRICT
MANAGER FEDEX EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANY LIMITED
REPUBLIC. E-mail:(fedexexpresscouriercmpn8@gmail.com)
CONTACT PHONE369-7920

Try to contact them as soon as possible to avoid increasing the security
keeping fee. I gave them your address but you have to reconfirm it to them
again to avoid mistake in delivering your consignment to you. Reconfirm
below information to the company.

Your Full Name-----------------------
Your Address---------------------------
Home telephone---------------------
Office telephone---------------------
Your pic----------------------------------

Let me know as soon as you receive your consignment,and check the contents
weather the complete of the total $1.500.000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS IS
COMPLETE,Use this code (GS008 )As your subject when contacting the company
to enable them identify you as the owner of the consignment i registered
with the company.

Regards
MRS EDNA WILLIAMS

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