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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:
  • "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "24-7 Courier Service,Uk" <mail24-7uk@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:52:59 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PARCEL DELIVERY ID: CLASSA2006ORA / AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE





We are always open 24 hours, seven days of the week....
Dear Esteemed Customer / Lucky Winner, ATTN: Sue Barnard Thanks for your email. We wish to use this medium to inform your humble self that we have in our possession from NEC Corporation, United Kingdom for onward delivery to you:
1. A certified winning cheque of Four million pounds sterling (£4,000,000.00) OR its equivalent in USD ($7,005,597.00) and 2. A winning certificate with certificate number 2414501 and Reference number: BNS-NL/02CTG/3103/14UK to certify that you are the true winner of the above stated funds. We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24 hours a day for top priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination around the world. 24-7 Courier Services, with its high security storage and network of affiliate security partners and agents around the world provides you with storage and specialized courier services through which you could send high quality goods like precious stones, art crafts and classified commodities to any part of the world. Your Parcel has been classified a top priority delivery, with Delivery Identification number as CLASSA2006ORA. The description of the parcel to be delivered is stated thus; An original
certificate of weight :------------- 0.15kg Bonded draft of weight :------------- 0.17kg Total weight of parcel :------------- 0.32kg Colour of parcel :------------- Brown Length of delivery days :------------- Sameday / 3-4 days / 6-7days Please, note that we do not operate on C.O.D. Find below our mandatory delivery duration and their respective charges that you are required to pay to enable us courier your parcel to you and choose as it best suits your humble self; 1: (6-7 days Delivery)Courier charges...............................£98.00Administrative ..............................£135.00Insurance ............................... £245.00TOTAL £478.00 OR its equivalent in USD ($837.168 USD) 2: (3-4 days Delivery)Courier Charges .............................. £145.00 Administrative ................................£196.00 Insurance ...................................£325.00 TOTAL
£666.00 OR its equivalent in USD ($1,166.43 USD) 3: (same day Delivery)Courier charges ........................... £227.00Administrative ............................£305.00 Insurance ...............................£405.00 TOTAL £937.00 OR its equivalent in USD ($1,641.06 USD) Our charges are a little bit high because of the insurance cover we have undertaken incase of unforseen circumstances which includes loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive document before it gets to its designated destination. We however will then assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities. The payment is to be made payable via Western Union Money Transfer immediately so as to speed up the delivery process. This payment should be made in the name of our chief accounts officer; JOAN TREVON-----------------------5 CliffsideWellingoreLincolnLincolnshireUnited Kingdom Please, ensure to notify this office on your completion
of payment, with an email the following informations below as they appear on the Western Union Money Transfer slip; 1. Name And Address Of Sender 2. Amount Sent 3. Money Transfer Control Number (M.T.C.N.) / Reference Number4. Test Question And Answer If Any A receipt of the above payment will be couriered to you from our office, alongside your Winning Cheque and Certificate. Also, a scanned copy of your Winning Certificate can be forwarded to your humble self via email upon request. Your parcel shall be dispatched to you immediately we receive a reconfirmation of your address ***(if need be)*** and evidence of payment of the above charges. A dispatch notice indicating the date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you via email. It will take exactly the length of days you have choosen to make payment for to get your parcel to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel personally with a copy of either your INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVER's
LICENSE or any valid ID as identification. We await your swift reponse as soon a possible. Your's faithfully,Mr Mchenry AdamsCustomer Service Representative24-7 Courier Services5 CliffsideWellingoreLincolnLincolnshire,LN5 ODRUnited Kingdom 24-7 Courier Services ==========================================================================================================================================================This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be legally priviledged and are solely for the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this message and any attachment files. All business is transacted under our Standard Trading Terms and Conditions a copy of which is available upon request. All liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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