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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • wanlidercourier@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:58:17 +0300
Subject: Good News For You


Good day,

How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have paid for the
delivery fee for your Draft Cheque. But the manager of Africa
Development Bank told me that before the check will get to you that it
will expire. So I told him to cash 1,500,000.00,one million five
hundred thousand US dollars, All the necessary arrangement to
delivering the funds in cash was made with WAN LI DA COURIER Company
today.

Be inform that there are some documents to be secured, The only fee
you have to send to them is 150USD One hundred and fifthy US dollars
only which will serve as their security keeping fee to enable them
deliver the parcel to you immediately. Do contact them and let me know
when you receive your fund, below is the needed information to enable
them deliver your fund to you immediately.

Contact them with information below and your deposited code number is
LCE/679/08 .....
COMPANY NAME: WAN LI DA COURIER EXTENSION
CONTACT DIRECTOR INCHARGE: MR NANA ABEY
CONTACT EMAIL:  wanlidercourier@hotmail.com
Telephone +233-206490891

You are to forward the following information's to them;
1. YOUR FULL NAME:
2. YOUR HOME ADDRESS:
3. YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER:
4. CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS:

Do let me know immediately you receive your consignment that contain
your fund that I deposited in the WAN LI DA COURIER EXTENSION so that
we can share the joy together.
Best Regard,

Mrs.Joy Williams






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