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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 service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • fedexexpress008@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?FedEx_Courier_Service?=" <dgls.preston2@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 17:52:03 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?RE_PACKAGE_FOR_YOU?=








FedEx Nigeria Package
Envelope Services

Delivery to the whole world .
fedexexpress008@sify.comFedEx International Package /
Envelope Services

Delivery to more than 220 countries .



Office Days/Hours Monday to Saturday (09:00-17:00hrs)


9th, October, 2008.
Reg Order No:BH16812

Dear sir,

We received an email from a Lady called (Ms. Julie Anderson) stated that she is your younger sister, she told our office that you have given her permission to claim CHECK/DRAFT package parcel valued at USD850,000,00 Dollars, and is amongst the 24 parcels in the custody of our office and bears your name as the receiver despite lossing your residential address. In this vein, you are urgently requested to re-send your required information below to our office immediately on receipt of this mail for a safe and hitch free delivery of your CHECK/DRAFT which was deposited by Mrs. Nona Ugboma to this company to be delivered to you and she has paid every necessary fee but left with $85.00 Dumurrage fee because of the long overdue in our custody. Now she have contacted us that she will pay the balance $85.00 but we are not satisfied with the information presented for the delivery.

Below is the information she has submitted for the delivery of the CHECK/DRAFT of USD850,000,00 Dollars.

Name: Ms. Julie Anderson

Current Address: 1019 8th Avenue North, Washington 98109

United States of America

Telephone: 206-339-9411


We would like to know and to confirm if you are the one that gave her the power of claim, if yes, kindly provide a letter of authorization authorzing our FedEx Courier Company to release the CHECK/DRAFT of USD850,000,00 DollarsAtm Card to her, if no? you are to quickly inform this office to avoid wrongful delivery and also make the balance payment of the $85.00 with information stated below in other for us to deliver your package containing CHECK/DRAFT of USD850,000,00 to mailing address within 48 hours.

Do also re-confirm your mailing information
below as follows:
1.) Your Full Names.....
2.) Your Current Mailing Address....
3.) Your Direct Phone Number.......

And, without hesitation you will be required to pay a delivery fee of USD 85.00 via Western Union or MoneyGram Money transfer to enable the swift delivery of your package to your location without delay. Note: The reason you are requested to pay the above amount is due to the fact that the original sender of the package did not pay the USD85.00 for the delivery.

Find the information where you are to pay the USD 85.00
to below:

RECEIVER NAME: SAMUEL INYANG
ADDRESS: LAGOS NIGERIA
TEXT QUESTION: WHAT BATCH?
ANSWER: BATCH 1
AMOUNT: USD 85.00
SENDER NAME & ADDRESS:
SENDER TEL NO:
PAYMENT PICK-UP NO:

For your information, upon the receipt of your response, and also the payment of the USD85.00 for the delivery of the package containg your CHECK/DRAFT, you will be dispatched to your address.

You have to send all correspondence to the email of Man Incharge of Delivery in FEDEX COURIER NIGERIA contact now for the delivery of your Draft with this information bellow;

Directors Name: Mr. DOUGLAS PRESTON
Company?s Name: FEDEX COURIER SERVICES
Email Address: (fedexexpress008@sify.com)

Yours Truely,
Ms.. Marian Howard
Logistic/Business Relation Officer.
Federal Express (FEDEX)





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