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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +22993608179 (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.
  • info_fexde_couriercompanybenin30@yahoo.fr
  • fexdecourier@mail.ru

Fraud email example:

From: "tony_eze013 Gazeta.pl" <tony_eze013@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:34:51 +0200
Subject: CONTACT FEXDEX COMPNAY TO DELIVER YOUR PANKAGE


HILL & COUNSELORS AT LAW)
( 06 BP 1409 AKPAKPA DODOMEY)
( COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.)

Dear Friend
I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your package
box which contents your US$1.500.000, but did not heard from you since that
time.
Then I went and deposited the package will INFO COURIER COMPANY

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 INFO COURIER COMPANY 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 $105.00 Us Dollars to received your package.

SHIPMENT CODE AWB 33XZS
CONSIGNMENT REGISTERED CODE NO XGT442.
SECURITY CODE SCTC/2001DHX/567/
TRANSACTION CODE 233/CSTC/101/33028/
CERTIFICATE DEPOSIT CODE SCTC/BUN/xxiv/-78/01

BLOW IS CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY.
Contact Dr Anthony Willimas
E-mail/ ( info_fexde_couriercompanybenin30@yahoo.fr)

E-MAIL/ (fexdecourier@mail.ru)

PHONE NUMBER;+229-93-60-81-79
Office NUMBER;+22998-45-12-88

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 YAYI BOMA 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 COUNTRY-------------------

Your Address----------------------

Home telephone-------------------

Office telephone------------------

Your pic---------------------------

Let me know immediately you receive your package and sheck the contents
wheather the complete of the total US$1.500.000
Thanks.
Mr Tony EZe

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