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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)
  • "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 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.
  • delivery.companiy@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "zuma fred" <fredzuma11@student.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 13:24:26 +0100
Subject: CONTACT 24HOURS DELIVERY COMPANY IMMEDIATELY


Dear Friend,

Greetings to you & your Family.
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable bank
Draft of $800,000.00 United States Dollars

But I did not hear from you since that time ,then I went and deposited
theDraft with (24HOURS. D. C) courier & Security Company,Cotonou, Benin
Republic before I travelled out of the country to see my boss and will not
come back till end of this Month.

What you have to do now is to contact the (24HOURS DELIVERY COMPANY BENIN
REPUBLIC) courier & Security Company as soon as possible to know when they
will deliver your package,because of the expiring date.

I paid for the delivering charges and insurance fee,
The only money you will send to the Courier & Security Company to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($98) United
States Dollars only being their Security Keeping Fee so far.

So Don't deceive by anybody to pay any other money except $98.00,
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 the (24HOURS .D.C) courier & Security Company for the
delivery of your Draft with this information bellow.
Contact Person; Dr ANDREW Ike.
Email Address: delivery.companiy@yahoo.fr
Tel/FAX;00229 93 60 89 22
Finally make sure that you reconfirm your delivery address 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.

Try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid
Any further delay.

You should also Let me know as soon as you receive your Draft.
Yours Faithfully,
MR.fred Zema.

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