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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:
  • "the consignment" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • smith.fdxcourier_ng@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA." <current.results2@msn.com>
Reply-To: <centralbankofnigeria@centralbank-ofnigeria.co.cc>
Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 15:34:57 +0000
Subject: I have paid the delivery fee for the consignment box.











You're invited to:

I have paid the delivery fee for the consignment box.

By your host:

Ms. Thelma A. Davis



Date:

Thursday March 5th, 2009

Time:

4:10 am - 2:00 pm (GMT +00:00)

Location:

I have paid the delivery fee for the consignment box. All the necessary arrangement of delivering your $2.5MILLION, USD In cash was made with FEDEX COURIER COMPANY. contact DR.ALLEN UBA DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FEDEX COMPANY BENIN REPUBLIC;EMAIL;[smith.fdxcourier_ng@deliveryman.com) Send them your contacts informations to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your CONSIGNMENT BOX.YOUR NAME. HOME ADDRESS. PHONE. COUNTRY. SEX AND YOUR ID. Note.The FEDEX COURIER COMPANY don't know the contents of the Box.They dont know that the box contains money,I register it as a Box of FAMILY VALUABLE tag no:0057624. So dont reveal to them what was in the box or the will delay the box from getting to you. GOD BLESS YOU, Ms. Thelma A. Davis



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