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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: DENISE LITTLETON <agentdenise22@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 13:29:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Payment and Release Order Dept.( FILL AND SUBMITE).



The Power to Surprise


KIA LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
Kia Customer Services
Kia Motors UK Limited
PO Box 464
Stockport
SK3 0WU.

Foreign Transfer Manager,
Payment and Release Order Dept.

Attn; Madras House,


I am Mr. Denise Littleton, the fiduciary agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your funds. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery. All the winners in the Lottery were selected randomly through a computer ballot system from Email addresses.

You are required to fill the form below to facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will lead to the payment of your prize to you as required. You are also to scan and send a copy of your International Passport or Drivers License along with the filled form. If you do not have an International Passport or Drivers License, you can send your National Identity Card or any other form of Identification.

You are to choose only One (1) from the Three (3) given options on how to receive your prize. For any option you choose, you are to required fill in the necessary information.

The available options to receive your Lottery Prize Funds is as stated:

1. You go to our paying agent location to collect your prize of (five hundred and fifty thousand pounds) in cash and a kia sorento jeep.

2. Electronic Transfer of your funds to your local bank account and your funds will be in your designated bank account within 48 hours.

3. Diplomatic delivery of your prize in a consignment cargo to your stated address (5 -14 Days).


When we receive your Filled Form, more information will be given to you about any option you choose to receive your prize funds.

Note that your funds have been insured to its real value and so no deductions of any kind can be made on your funds. You will be required to settle the associated charges for any option you choose before your funds will be transferred to you.

You are to send your Filled Form along with your scanned Identification by Fax or Email, this is to enable us identify our winner, and to aviod double claims and unecessary abuse of this programe.

Once again I say congratulations and hope to hear from you soon.


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You may printout this page, fill out the details below and return to us for immediate processing.
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KIA LOTTERY PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
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Name Prefix (Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., etc.): [input] First name: [input] Middle name: [input] Last name: [input] Nickname: [input] Maiden name: [input] Suffix (Sr., Jr., II, III, etc.): [input] Personal Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd): [input] Gender: [input] Male [input] Female Marital status: [input] Spouse/significant other: [input] Lotto Batch Number: [input] Lotto Reference Number: [input] Preferences Preferred address for correspondence: [input] Home [input] Work/business Home address and phone Address: [input]
[input] City: [input] State/province: [input] Zip/postal code: [input] Country: [input] Phone: [input] Fax: [input] Mobile/cellular: [input] Internet at home E-mail: [input] Home page: [input] Employment and business Job title: [input] Occupation: [input] Company name: [input] Work address: [input]
[input] City: [input] State/Province: [input] Zip/postal code: [input] Country: [input] Phone: [input] mobile/cellular [input] Cash Pick-up [input] Electronic Bank Transfer [input]
Diplomatic Delivery [input] -----------------------------------------------------------------------


Yours faithfully,

Denise littleton.


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