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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +22993128422 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Mike=20Lius?= <mikelius78@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: fedexcourier200867@live.fr
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:05:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CONTACT FEDEX COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR PACKAGE


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mikelius78@yahoo.com.co



- Dear,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 the draft has expired or getting near to the date of expire and Dr.Wilson the Director Bank of Africa told me that before the draft will get to your hand that it will expire. So I told him to cash the $1.5million USD UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid losing this funds under expiration as I will be out of the country for a 3 Months Course .What you have to do now is to contact FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY as soon as possible to know when they will deliver your Consignment to you because of the expiring date.For your information, I have paid for the delivering Charge.Below is their contact details.Director's Name:DrALLEN UBA CONTACTPHONE/FAX+229-9312 84 22 Company's Name: FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY EmailAddress: fedexcourier200867@live.fr) Finally,make sure that you reconfirm your postal address and Direct telephone number to them again to avoid any mistake while Delivery and ask them to give you the tracking number's to enable you track your package over there and know when it will get to your door step so that you can sign on it. Let me repeat again, try to contact them as soon as you receive this mail to avoid any further delay Note this.The FEDEX EXPRESS COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box.I registered it as a box of african craft works.They did not know the contents was money,this is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that box contents is money ok.Try to forward this listed information of yours to them to avoid delivery to the wrong hand.1.Your Full Name: 2.Your Delivery Address: 3.Your Cell Phone Number: 4.Your home phone 5.Your fax number 6.Your Age: 7.Your Country: 8.Your OCUPATION: 9.Your Sex: Signed MIKE LIUS

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