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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:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447014223296 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: UK-LOTTO Headquarters <claimunitdpt@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:49:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Mail


Hello,
We received your mail.We cannot deliver your winning parcel without you paying for the cost of delivery.

You don't have to be worried.Once this charges are paid by you,your winnings will be deliver to your door step.

You have to be rest assured that this is not a hoax, We are the affiliated courier company to United Kingdom British Lottery and has dispatched Previous winners Parcels which was in the Past. All you have to do is follow procedures and your Parcel will get to you in no time.
Be informed 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.

Moreso,it is against the aegies of the Courier Company to temper with alreadied parceled Document that is ready for delivery 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.

While issuance of your certificate is being processed, we warn that any falsification on your claim will lead to an outright denial of your request.

Mr.Kenneth R.
Tel: +44-701-422-3296

Note:That as soon as payment is been effected to our desk that we shall courier your winnings to you in your location.Please do give us a call.


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