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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:

• 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.
  • +22993890700 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?john=5Fhill01?= <john_hill01@o2.pl>
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:01:37 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?CONTACT_FEDEX_COURIER_COMPANY_FOR_FAST_DELIVERLY?=


Hello

i=20have=20paid=20the=20delivery=20fees=20for=20your=20cheque=20and=20all=
=20the
necessary=20arrengement=20has=20made=20WITH=20FEDEX=20COMPANY=20and=20man=
ager=20of
ecobank=20told=20me=20that=20the=20cheque=20will=20expire=20before=20gett=
ing
to=20you.=20so=20i=20told=20him=20to=20cash=20the=20$2.5=20milion=20usd=20=
and=20deposited
the=20cash=20with=20fedex=20=20courier=20company=20.now=20contact=20the
fedex=20company=20with=20this=20information

below=20CONTACT=20PERSON;DR=20ANDY=20LORD,

Email;=20fedex.courierservices@live.fr=20=20=20
=20=20
Telephone;=20+229-9389-0700

Send=20your=20Name,=20Address,Telephone=20and=20a=20Copy=20of
picture=20to=20them,=20and=20remember=20that=20fedex=20company=20dont=20k=
now
the=20content=20of=20the=20box,=20because=20i=20registered=20it=20as=20af=
rica
cloth.

MR=20HILL=20JOHN

GOD=20IS=20GOOD

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