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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "demurrage fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "demurrage " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • +2348030442585 (Nigeria, 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.
  • alincosecuritycomp@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Garry L. Sconford" <gaerrsconford@msn.com>
Reply-To: <alincosecuritycomp@inmail24.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:19:16 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE ALINCO SECURITY COMPAN.



Dear Friend,



I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your consignment but i did not heard anything from you since then, I have deposited the US$5,000,000.00 with the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY here in Nigeria, because I traveled to Japan to

see my boss and I will not come back till next year ending.I have arranged with the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY to get your US$5,000,000.00 to you this month and they will be coming to you with the fund inside black portfolio, I would have deposited

the fund with Bank for transfer into your own account but the procedure of Bank is too much and they will required enough fee.I drop your delivery details with the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY but I will like you to re-confirm the information to them again so that they will not be any mistake when coming with the fund. Send the below information to the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY.



(1)Full name:
(2)Address:
(3)Tel:



I want you to know that you have all right to declare how you want to receive your fund, I would have prefer the fund to be transfer to you but I make some searches about the Bank transfer and they told me that it will cost you the sum of US$1500 to

transfer the US$5,000,000.00 into your account.But I have deposited the US$5,000,000.00 in cash to the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY, below is the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY contact.



Director: Mr. Paul Ego.
Mobile: +234-803-044-2585
Email: (alincosecuritycomp@inmail24.com)



I have paid the delivery charges and insurance fee to the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY. The only Money that the ALINCO SECURITY COMPAN! You will r equire from you is $105 Dollars for demurrage, if you can pay the $105 Dollars to them, they will proceed

and get the US$5,000,000.00 to you in your Country.Ps if you want to contact the ALINCO SECURITY COMPANY, you are to contact them with your portfolio code number which is (PPL111RSS) and your address where you want them to deliver the cash to.You are to pay the $105 for the demurrage fee of your portfolio with this payment information below to enable the ALINCO SECURITY company deliver your portfolio to your door step within 48hrs of receiving the demurage fee from you.



Receivers Name: Paul Ego
Receivers Address: Nigeria
Senders Name:
Senders Address:
Text Question: To who?
TExt Answer: Paul
Amount Sending: $105
money transfer control number(MTCN)



Make the payment through western union money transfer and your portfolio will be delivered to your door step within 48hrs.


Regards,
Mr.Garry L.Sconford.

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