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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +22993891296 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • ifexcourierofficeinfo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:03:03 +0100
Subject: CONTACT IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY FOR THE DELIVER OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT


=C2=A0



Dear Friend.=20
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank=
Draft of $1.5million United States Dollars, but I did not hear from you =
since for a couple of weeks now. Then I went to the bank to confirm if th=
e draft has expired or getting near to expire and Dr.Wilson the Director =
Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that i=
t will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5million USD UNITED STATES DO=
LLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I wi=
ll be out out of the country for a 3 Months Course and I will not come ba=
ck till ending of January, 2009.

the money was now package in consignment box and was deposited with bank =
official security company for save keeping as well as sagely delivering o=
f your package to your home address , the IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC=
DELIVERY COMPANY

What you have to do now is to contact IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC DEL=
IVERY COMPANY

as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to yo=
u ,For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge, Insurance=
premium.=20
The only money you will send to the GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC COURIER DELIVERY CO=
MPANY. to deliver your Consignment direct to your postal Address in your =
country is ($155.00 US) United States Dollars only being Security Keeping=
Fee of the Courier Company so far.=20
Again, don't be deceived by anybody to pay any other money except $155.00=
US Dollars. I would have paid the security keep fee, but they said no be=
cause they don't know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
Therefore you are to contact IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COM=
PANY

now, for the delivery of your consignment with this information bellow;=20
Directors Name: Dr. FRANK OKOH=20
Companys Name: IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY.=20
Email Address:

ifexcourierofficeinfo@gmail.com
Telephone number; +229 93891296

Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address and Direct tele=
phone number to them again to avoid any mistake on the Delivery.=20
than ask them to give you the tracking number to enable you track your pa=
ckage over there and know when it will get to your address. Let me repeat=
again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any=
further delay and remember to pay them their Security Keeping fee of $15=
5.00 US Dollars for their immediate action.

Note this. The IFEX EXPRESS COURIER DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY

don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of Africa cl=
oths. They did not know the contents was money. in no condition will you =
disclose the real content of your package to anybody till you receive it =
in your home for it security reasons, this is to avoid them delaying with=
the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents money ok. I am waiting fo=
r your urgent response.=20
Yours Faithfully,=20
Mr.Moses Khomi.

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