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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:
  • "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 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. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +2340703046498
• 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.
  • fedexcourierltd109@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:50:07 -0500
Subject: YOU HAVE A PACKAGE WITH FEDEX.


Greetings!.
I am Mr.Wellington i have been waiting for you since to contact me
for your Confirmable Bank Draft of $800,000.00 United States Dollars,
but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and deposited the
Draft with FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, West Africa, I Traveled out of the country
for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of January 2009. The
package delivery serial Number is C014SN-FDX, and the tracking number will be issue to you
during your contact with the courier company.
What you have to do now is to contact the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE as
soon as possible to know when they will deliver your package to you because of
the expiring date.
The only money you will send to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE to deliver
your Draft direct to your postal Address in your country is ($300.00 US)
Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.As soon
as the payment is received your tracking number will be release TO you for security reasons,
I have cleard all other expences incured on the cheque transfer so that they will not be thinking
that it was a drug money or lundry of funds, So you have to contact them on how you can be able to meet
up with their security keeping fee so far.
Contact Fedex Dispacth office:
Mr.Peterson adams Cool
Email : fedexcourierltd109@hotmail.com
Telephone:+(234)070-304-649-86
Dispacth officer (fedex west africa) Edo State, Nigeria.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Wellington.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam