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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier service" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MARCEL EZE" <m_eze06@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: ccompany@rocketmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 04:07:43 +0200
Subject: Final shipment of your Consignment.


Greetings!

I want to notify you of the person who came on your behalf as your brother
to claim your funds on your favour. Like i told you earlier on, in a
business like this nature, a certain legal protocols must have to be
breached to ensure a perfect result to it's end.Please let me know if your
are the one who permitted him to receive this funds on your behalf so that
we can proceed.I do not want us to make mistakes because i have almost gone
75% level to get this transaction completed that is why i want to know if he
is the right one to claim your funds.
I await your urgent response.

Anuli Chidi.

I have been waiting for you to contact me for your Consignment worth of
1.2M{One Million Two hundred thousand United States Dollars)but I did not
hear from you since that time.


I travelled out of the country for a three Months Course Training andsince
Zimbabwe had no international postal service, I had to travel to West Africa
to deposit your Consignment with GLOBAL Courier Service Company.

What you have to do now is to contact the GLOBAL COURIER
SERVICECompany.please contact the assistant Director as soon as possible to
know when they will deliver your consignment to you.


Please Note that I did notdisclose the content to them I only told them
that it is your family treasure For your information, I have paid for the
delivering Charge and Insurance premium.



Go ahead and contact them with the information below to know when yourfund
will be delivered to you once again contact them with your full details as
fellows.


(1) Full Name,,,,,,,,,
(2) Address,,,,,,,,,
(3) Direct telephone number,,,,,
Contact Person: James Michael.
Email Address: globalcourierc@ymail.com



Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and direct
telephone number to them again to avoid mistake on your Delivery andask them
to give you the tracking number to enable you track yourConsignment 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.

Regards,

Dr.Marcel Ezechi

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