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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:
  • "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 "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +22993076392 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "emeka ojukwu" <emekasdrlo@centrum.sk>
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:02:21 +0200
Subject: ATTENTION DEAR!!!


ATTENTION DEAR!!!

I have been waiting for you since to contact us for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $950,000 United States
Dollars,Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired or getting near to expire and Mr.Yerima Osoba the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire.So I told him to turn the $950,000  to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3Months Course,then i went and deposited it to Fedex courier company in Benin Republic.

So what you have to do now is to contact the Fedex courier company with your information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your consignment.This is what they need from you.
 
1.YOUR FULL NAME
2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.
3.YOUR  HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.
4.YOUR CELLPHONE NUMBER
5.YOUR COUNTRY
6.COPY OF YOUR PICTURE FOR IDENTIFICATION
For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge,Insurance premium. The only money you will send to the Courier Company to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your country is($205.00 US) only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far,I would have paid the security fee for you but they said no, because they don't know when you will contact them.So contact them now with the below information

Contact Person: Dr.Aminu Samba
Email Address:(fedexexpresscourierservice49@live.fr)
Tel.............. +229-9307-6392

Let them know also that they should  send you the tracking number and the airwaybill reciept of your consignment as soon as you send them the security fee so that you can be able to track it and know when it will arrive your country.
Finally, make sure that you send your Postal address and Direct telephone number to them to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this  mail to avoid any further delay.You should also let me know through email as soon as you receive your consignment.

Yours In Service
Dr Emeka Ojukwu

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