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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • +2299314421 (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.
  • hheessuunn@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Heessuunn Hesc <hheessuunn@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: heessuunn@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:43:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION FROM HEESUN COURIER COMPANY (CONFIRM IT NOW)


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: hheessuunn@yahoo.com



- Attention,We hereby officially notifying you that our company is among in the listed courier company the United Nations instructed to deliver the recovered/clarified fund of confirmed beneficiaries which you are among.Therefore, our company was directed to deliver your fund to your door step as directed by United Nations. All clearance and approved papers that will assist the successful delivering of this your fund has been issued to our company by the United Nations. You only have to pay your 5% delivering and handling charges fee which will be confirm by the United Nations before our company will go ahead with the delivering of your fund.On this note you are require to give our company your current information to enable the processing of this delivering.1)Your full name,2)Current residential address for successful delivering,3) Your current contacting telephone numbers,Hurry up now to enable our company start the processing of this delivering.Yours in service,Mr.Zahaga!
Namana,Processing Manager,Heesun Courier Service Company,Telephone: + 229 9314421Tel/fax: + 2299370607

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