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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +2348087593925 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: FEDEX COURIER <fedexc221@msn.com>
Reply-To: <fedex_courier_service1@live.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:14:12 +0000
Subject: FROM THE FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.



FROM THE FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR.
Victoria Island,Lagos Nigeria.
Direct Line: +234-80-87593925
Plot 8,Ahmed Way,Victoria Island,Lagos-Nigeria.
Email:fedex_courier_service1@live.com
DATE:05/02/2009.

Customers Service Hours--Monday To Sunday:Office Hours Monday to Sunday:

Attention! Attention!!Attention!!

The FedEx courier Service Company are hereby passing an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery.

This is the FedEx courier service company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Mrs.sandra William & Marcia Fert,along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding between you and the Nicon Insurance Company in regard of their request as per their insurance certificate which happens to be course of your parcel
ending for the past one year.

Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the FedEx Company has finalized everything with the Nicon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 4 valuable parcel's to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel's from the Nicon Insurance Company.

We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of $850 Thousand dollars is among the 4 parcel's listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the FedEx company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation with this e-mail(fedex_courier_service1@live.com)

Meanwhile, remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Sandra Williams & Marcia Fert still owes this company the sum of $177
before the incident occurred, know you that this company has spent out of their incomes in the process of recovering back your parcel's so dear costumer we once again appreciate your patronage in our favor.

Without hesitations you are to pay the required sum of $177 via Western Union Money Transfer so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demur rage after one week only,as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating demur rages Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that was almost gone if not for the love of God.

We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in two days time and it will get to your door step the second or third day as soon as this company receive the balance left by your sender?and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail
immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favor.
The FedEx courier Service Company hereby informs all their customers by eradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil plans.

FedEx provides access to a growing global market place through a network of supply chain,transportation,business and related information services.

PAYMENT INFORMATION .

SENDERS NAME-------
RECEIVERS NAME------MR NDUBUISI EKWUEME
RECEIVERS COUNTRY----LAGOS NIGERIA.
TEXT QUESTION------------WHO IS
TEXT ANSWER---------------.WHAT
AMOUNT TO BE PAID---------$177
CONTROL NUMBER(MTCN)----------

FedEx is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years,we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of companies -a FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever.

Waiting to hear from you.

YOURS AFFECTIONATELY,
MR GREG MARTINS
FEDEX COURIER MANAGING DIRECTOR..
For the Ikeja Branch Manager FedEx Express Services Lagos -Nigeria

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