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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "top of the day to you" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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!
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • apxonlinecourierservice@yahoo.co.uk
  • mswclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Steve Scott <mswclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 14:42:21 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RESPONDING TO YOUR MAIL(BETTER UNDERSTANDING)



UK LOTTERY PROMOTIONS BOARD
CLAIMS/ VERIFICATIONS DEPARTMENT
Ref: MSW-L/200-26937
Batch: 2005MJL-01
P.O.Box 275. 3b Olympic Way,
Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD

(Customer Services)
Date: 5th of June 2007.

ATTENTION: Mr. Rune Jaegmann,

Top of the day to you and your family. How is everything in general? Hope all is well. I received your mail and content was well noted and understood.

Ther is nothing to be afraid about you are one of the lucky winner of Microsoft Promotion Award Team lottery and you are to follow all instructions as directed earlier to enable you get your prize Asap before the dead line date given. If you could recall the delivery options was forwarded in one of my previous sent mail inwhich you are to indicate your delivery options. I Suggest you go through the courier post channel for dispatch of your winning cheque down to your geographical destination with out delay.

You should contact the courier company with the information below for futher instructions on how to send the parcel to your location.Please you should also send the following Personal Information of yours;

1.Complete Legal Names,
2.Address,
3.Phone and Fax Number including your Order number to the Courier Department so as to authenticate your lottery winnings.

Air Parcel Express Couriers
Mr. Joseph Bright
Head, Customer Proposition
Address: Air Parcel Express,
8Q Peter Kings Avenue
Retail Park manchester
United Kingdom.
Email: apxonlinecourierservice@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+44- 704- 572- 3619.

ORDER NUMBER:APX:576543

Please note that considering the amount of money that is involved, we cannot enthrust the postage of your cheque in the hands of any other courier service apart for our affiliate.


Hope you undertand better.



Yours in Health and Wealth,
Mr. Steve Scott
Claims processing agent for
Microsoft Promotion Award Team
Sweepstakes International Program UK.
Email:mswclaimsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Open 7 days 8am-8pm

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