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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • +2347035267237
• 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.
  • fedex_customerservicedep@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDEX DELIVERY SERVICES" <info@fedex.org>
Reply-To: <fedex_customerservicedep@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 23:17:31 -0600
Subject: Good day,


Good day,

I just want to inform you that I have deposited your ATM MASTER CARD of
USD $800,000,00 United state dollars to the FedEx Delivery services here
in West Africa, due to I have waited enough to hear from you so that your
funds will be transferred through CENTRAL BANK OF AFRICA (BOA) here, but
because of the late response I now decide to deposit the ATM MASTER CARD
with the FEDEX DELIVERY SERVICES with your previous information as you
listed it that time.

I have paid to them their delivery charges & insurance coverage fee, the
only fee to be paid again is their security safe keeping fee of $190
dollars only.I would have paid that but they said no because they don't
know when you will contact them and in case of demurrage.
I will be traveling to IRAQ to see my boss and I will not come back till
next four months, therefore I will advise you to contact the FEDEX
SHIPMENT officer with his contact information as listed below for the
avoidance of increase of their security safe keeping fee.
Note that I packaged the ATM MASTER CARD inside a magazine where nobody
will notice the content, I also told the shipment officer Mr.Anthony
Williams, that it is ordinary African magazine I want to deliver to my
friend abroad to avoid further delay unless you delay to send their
security safe keeping fee.

Below is the shipment officer contact information including his email
address with the parcel reference number, note that without you indicating
your parcel number as listed below the FedEx delivery services will not
listen to you they will be imagining if you want to steal another persons
parcel.

Attention: Mr.George Olufemi Shipment Officer Of FedEx delivery services
Nigeria.
E-mail:fedex_customerservicedep@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +234 7035267237
Shipment Code: FED/00987-887641
Parcel Number: 9972201-003

Also below is the information they need to deliver the ATM MASTER CARD in
form of African Magazine to your address, this is to avoid wrong delivery
as I already gave them your delivery address but you have to re-confirm it
to them
ok.

Full name......................
Home address............
Country....................
Telephone...............

Please make sure the information is complete as they promised that once
they receive their security safe keeping fee within 2 to 3 working days
the magazine will arrived your door step according to the shipment officer.
Once again, the FedEx delivery services do not know the content of the
parcel, I registered it as an African magazine they don't know it contains
ATM MASTER CARD inside, this is to avoid them delaying the delivery and
besides I don't want you to lose your inheritance funds.

Your ATM MASTER CARD withdrawing access pin code number is (1148) take
note, once you receive the card you take it to any cash point around your
area, slot it in and enter the pin code for withdrawal, the amount you are
to withdrew per day is USD$20,000.00. (Twenty thousand United State
dollars) each day.

Also ask them on how you are to make the payment for the security fee to
them so they can effect immediate delivery on your parcel.
Remain blessed and enjoy your funds.

Thanks.
Mr. danny fred,

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