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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Milton Scultz" <fiduciary_contact@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 20:58:21 +0100
Subject: COURIER SERVICE//DOCUMENTS READY FOR DISPATCH

    28 TANFIELD ROAD, CROYDON. LONDON UNITED KINGDOM

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CONGRATULATIONS : Patrick Schneider-Weldu,

This is to inform you that you have fully been cleared a winner of the BRITISH LOTTERY online Sweepstakes program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque e.t.c to our affiliate COURIER COMPANY (GLOBAL FREIGHT SERVICES LTD)

Find below the details of the COURIER DEPARTMENT (GLOBAL FREIGHT SERVICES LTD).

DISPATCH OFFICE:

Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd., Tyseley,

Birmingham. B11 2AG. England.

NAME: NOEL PETTERSON (dispatch officer)

E-MAIL: globalfreightservices1@yahoo.co.uk

 

You are advised to send the courier company an e-mail to their e-mail address (above) for their courier cost. When contacting them, you are to include this order number (below) as your subject.

Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it for future reference.

ORDER NUMBER: BTL/657252

Note: You are to Quote your complete names, Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number to enable them honor your letter. Once again i say congratulations. Feel free to inform me with your dealings with the courier department should incase any delay.

MILTON SCULTZ
BRITISH ONLINE FIDUCIARY
 

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