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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:
  • "waiting for 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. )
  • "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 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.
  • +22993188227 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:28:34 +0100
Subject: CONTAT FEDEX COURIER THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT


=C2=A0

Good day

=C2=A0to youI have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Conf=
irmed Bank Draft of ($1,200,000)=C2=A0 but I did not hear from you since =
for a while, Then I went to the bank to confirm if the draft has expired =
or getting near to expiring date and Dr.Wilson the Director, Bank of Afri=
ca told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expir=
e. So I told him to cash the $1,200,000 U.S DOLLARS to cash payment to av=
oid losing this funds under expiration, As I will be out out of the count=
ry for a( 3) three Months Course and I will not come back till ending of =
Jan. 2009.

What you have to do now is to contact FedEx Courier Service as soon as po=
ssible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of =
the expiring date. For your information, I have paid for the delivering C=
harge, Insurance premium.The only money you will send to the FedEx Courie=
r Service=C2=A0 to deliver your Consig nment direct to your postal Addres=
s in your country is ($205.00 US) One Hundred & Fifty Five United States =
Dollars only being Security Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Aga=
in, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $205.00 US=
Dollars. I would have paid that but they said no because they don't know=
when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.

You have to contact FedEx Courier Service=C2=A0 now for the delivery of y=
our Consignment with this information bellow;
Directors Name: Dr.James Blair
Companys Name:FedeEx Express
Email Address: ( fedexexpress202@live.com=C2=A0 )
=C2=A0Tel/Fax +229 9318 8227
Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct tele=
phone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery and ask t=
hem to give you the tracking number to enable you track your package over=
there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat again, tr=
y to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid a ny fur ther=
delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $205.00 US =
Dollars for their immediate action.
Note this. The FedEx Courier Service=C2=A0 don't know the contents of the=
Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cloths. They did not know that t=
he contents was money. this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't=
let them know that the box contents is money ok.

I am waiting for your urgent response.
=C2=A0Yours Faithfully, Mr Ben Ugo

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