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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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Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATION"<info@nuitednation.org.com>
Reply-To: <benedetijoseph-unstaff@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 07:31:42 -0700
Subject: Attention:

United Nations Assisted Program
Directorate of International Payment
United Nations Liaison Office - Africa


Attention:


This email is to notify you about the release of your outstanding payment which is truly $4.700,000.00 Million USD The Federal Government scheduled a time frame to settle all foreign debts which includes Contract/Inheritance/Gambling/ Lottery (Sponsored by Microsoft and UK National Lottery) and other international loans because your email address was among the listed email s to contact for compensation . News had it that over the past, numerous individual(s) who happen to be impostors (claiming to be individuals, banks and organizations) are claiming to release numerous sums of fund via numerous ways.

You have two options to receive your payment which is either a Pin Based ATM card or Certified Cashiers Check. You are advised to select one out of the two options on how you wish to receive your $4.700,000.00 Million USD Your ATM card or Check/Bank Draft will be shipped via FedEx Shipping Company and would get to you within 2 to 3 working days at most.

The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $125.99 USD but because FedEx have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D (Cost of Delivery) which gives you the chance to pay when package is delivered for international shipping as stated on their
Website: http://fedex.com/us/ international/irc/profiles/ irc_ng_profile.html?gtmcc=us#
C10 We had to sign contract with them for bulk shipping which makes the fees reduce from the actual $125.99 USD to $100.00 USD nothing more and no hidden fees of any sort!

You have to provide the following information to this mail box Name : Benedetti Joseph : Email : benedetijoseph-unstaff@yahoo.co.uk
Your full Name...

Your Address:................

Home/Cell Phone:...................

Preferred Payment Method (Check or ATM):................


The dispatch officer will provide you with instructions on how you are to make the payment of $100.00 USD only for the shipping of your ATM card or Cashiers Check.

Remember that you are not paying any fees extra no matter what. Once again note that the actual FedEx Retail Price: $125.99 USD Your Price (Because of our contract signed): $100.00 USD ($25.99 USD Savings!)

Mr. James Momo

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