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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:
  • "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.
  • +2347030248135
• 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.
  • dhl_delivery_unit09@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <dhl_delivery_unit09@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 18:37:01 -0600
Subject: CALL TO CLAIM YOUR PARCLE +2347030248135


Greetings!!!
I have been waiting for you since to contact me for your Confirmable Bank
Draft
of $535.000.00 (five hundred and thirty five thounsand United States
Dollars),but I did not hear from you since that time. Then I went and
deposited
the Draft with DHL Courier Service,West Africa,I travelled out of the
country
for a 3 Months Course and I will not come back till end of december.What
you
have to do now is to contact the DHL COURIER SERVICE as soon aspossible to
know
when they will deliver your package to you because of the expiring date.For
your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge,

The only money you will send to the DHL COURIER SERVICE to deliver your
Draft
direct to your postal Address in your country is $120USD)only being Security
Keeping Fee of the Courier Company so far.Again,don't be deceived by anybody
to
pay any other money except $120USD) Dollars you are to pay the Security
Keeping
Fee.
============================================
Contact Person: Mr.Daniel Cole
Email Address: dhl_delivery_unit09@hotmail.com
Telephone: +2347030248135
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Finally, make sure that you reconfirm your Postal address regarding
delivery;

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