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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:
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT rate in the UK is 17.5%, check the math)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +447011137638 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • britishdynamicdispatch_77@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Philip Weave <britishdynamicdispatch_77@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 01:00:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DISPATCH INFORMATION



BRITISH EXPRESS SERVICES UK...

Whitfield Street
London W1T 2RJ
England GB
TEL: +447011137638
TEL: +447045705640
FAX: +448704797613

3\7\07

ATTN:Conrad Metzhagen

This notice sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the BRITISH INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY has officially cleared and confirmed you for payment and this information has been forwarded to us to handle the delivery

The parcel sent to us for delivery is a lottery parcel containing the sum of £250,000.00 including a winning National Certificate of Approval.


We do have two major options whereby you can have your funds transfered to you.

OPTION 1. COURIER DELIVERY..
OPTION 2. BANK TRANSFER..

To transfer your funds using the Courier delivery service, you will have your funds delivered to you within 2 working days because it is going to be mailed through the regular Air service which takes 2 days to reach it destination.

Using the courier services,We charge a minimum of £300 for international deliveries and your are required to provide your valid residencial address where delivery will be made.

2.The Bank tranfer service takes a maximum of 24hrs for your funds to reflect in your bank account.Should you prefer the Bank transfer option,you will be required by the Bank to pay an advance COT of £500 to help process your transfer.You are also to forward your account details before transfer commences.


Please find below the break down of your delivery charges using our courier delivery services.

BRITISH EXPRESS SERVICES UK MAIL DELIVERY(2 Working Days)
An original certificate of weight..........0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel.........................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel..................................Brown
Mailing...............................................£50
Insurance...........................................£150
Vat (5%)..............................................£100
TOTAL................................................£300

You are to confirm the receipt of this mail by picking either the Bank transfer option or our courier delivery option to enable us furnish you with a payment instruction on how to make your courier payments to enable us dispatch your parcel within the shortest possible time.

We are most glad to be of service to you.

Congratulations once again.

Regards,

Mr. PHILIP WEAVE
Dispatch officer
BRITISH EXPRESS SERVICES UK

TEL: +447011137638
TEL: +447045705640
FAX:+448704797613
E-mail: britishdynamicdispatch_77@yahoo.co.uk
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year


BRITISH EXPRESS SERVICES UK...

Reg.no.141434




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