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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "GLOBAL COURIER DISPATCH SERVICES" <globacourier-dispatch@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 12:27:31 -0500
Subject: Our Delivery Option For Your Parcel

                                                

                  

 

DEAR  Talal F. Khalaf

 

      Your particulars have been received in this office.This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Payment Department of the Overseas claims Unit(Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake Programme).Your winning cheque, original copy of your winning certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their New Euro-Afro-Asian Sweepstake Programme will be sent to you.

 

Reply with this information's for confirmation and update: 
  

   Next Of Kin:
   Fax Number:
  Phone number:
  

_______________________________

Description Of Parcel to be delivered
_______________________________

Item to be delivered  Winning parcel 
Total weight of  parcel  1.53 kg 
Color of parcel  Brown
Length of Days  Pending on your choice of class of delivery 
Delivery Package Status  Not ready for dispatch

 

Please find below our charges:

 

Kindly note that we rate our postage charge depending on the high sensitivity of the package to be delivered.

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Normal class delivery: in 116 hours
____________________________
     (cost of delivery)
Postage:      110.00 pounds 
Insurance:   290.00 pounds

Administrative: 80.00 pounds 
___________________________

Total     480.00 pounds 

___________________________

 

______________________________
Premium class delivery:72 hours      
__________________________
     ( cost of delivery)
 Postage:         140.00 pounds
 Insurance:      320.00 pounds
Administrative: 110.00 pounds                  
_____________________________

Total    570.00 pounds 

_____________________________

_____________________________
First class delivery:48 hours
_________________________
      (cost of delivery)
Postage:          300.00 pounds 
Insurance        370.00 pounds
Administrative: 150.00 pounds 
____________________________

Total     820.00 pounds 

____________________________

 

This company decline reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing.With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.

Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.

This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly.This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds

Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs,because you only have 10 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the Program.

Do acknowledge the receipt of this mail.

Yours In Service,

Mr.DAVID FERGUSON.

© 1995-2006 Global Courier Systems           

77735 876378 253667469 

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