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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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • +22993158510 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "EMEK ABEIN" <emekabein20@ig.com.br>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:49:31 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX EXPRESS FOR YOUR CONSIGNMENT


FEDEX EXPRESS IS READY TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT
CONTACT (FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY BENIN)
Dossou Johnson & COUNSELORS AT LAW
20/22 HOSPITAL ROUTE COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
EMAIL:(fedex_express17@live.fr)
PHONE:+229 93- 158- 510


Dear Friend

I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable
Bank Draft of USD850,000, but I did not hear from
you since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm
if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the
Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your
hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the USD850,000 (EIGHT
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) to cash payment to avoid
losing this funds under
expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will
not come back till ending of August 2008.
What you have to do now is to contact fedex express courier services as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to
you because of the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for
the delivering Charge, Insurance premium.

The only money you will send to the fedex express courier services to
deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country
is ($128.00 US) One Hundred &Twenty Eight United States Dollars only
being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again, don't be
deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $128.00 US Dollars. I
would have paid that but they said no because they don't know when you
will contact them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact fedex express courier services now for the delivery
of your Draft with this information bellow;
Directors Name: Dr. Dossou Johnson
Companys Name:fedex express courier services
Email Address:( fedex_express17@live.fr )
Tel:+229 93- 158- 510

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct
telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and
ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your
package over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any
further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of
$128.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. Thefedex express courier services 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 .
Dont let them know that box contents money ok.
I am looking for your urgent response as soon as you recieve your
consignment

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
PACKAGE REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
Thanks and God bless

Mr emeka bein

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