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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "courier company" (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.
  • +22993019143 (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.
  • upsonline6666online@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTHONY EZIGBO" <a_anthonyezigbo2@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:16:45 +0200
Subject: Contact United Postal Service Company


*Dear Friend,*

*Greetings to you & your Family.*


*I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft of $2.500,000.00 US Dollars , but I did not hear from you since that
time, Then I went and deposited the Draft with United Postal Service (UPS)
Benin Republic before I travelled out of the country for a short Course and
I will not come back till end of next Month. *


*What you have to do now is to contact the UPS Company Benin Republic as
soon as possible and instruct them to deliver your package to you.*


*For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charges, The only
money you will send to the united postal service to deliver your Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is only ($285.00) only being
their Security Keeping Fee of their Company so far. *


*Contact the Director of the United Postal Service (UPS) immediately and
call him as you contact him.*


*Director United Postal Service Company Benin Republic
Director Name:......... Anthony Williams
Direct Tel Number: ........+229-930-191-43
E-mail:.......................upsonline6666online@yahoo.fr<E-mail%3A.......................upsonline6666online@yahoo.fr>
Registration No:.................Eg2272
Security Code Number: ...............01721457*


*Therefore contact the United Postal Service Company with the information
below to send your consignment to you.*


*1.YOUR FULL NAME...........
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.........
3.YOUR CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER........
4. PACKAGE NUMBER: JKT0014523*

*N.B: Remenber to quote the package number as you contact the courier
company for identification and ask them to give you information on how you
will send the Security keeping fee to them for immediate delivery of your
Consignment/Package.*


*Yours Faithfully,
Rev.Anthony Ezigbo *

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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam