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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447011152477 (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.
  • elitecourier11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Jeff Mac <agent_jeff01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:11:37 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PAYMENT OF WINNING CLAIM


COCA COLA LOTTERY PROMOTION,
Accredited Claim Agent-
29 Colmore Row,
Birmingham , B3 2EW
United Kingdom
10 July, 2007.

ATTENTION:

PAYMENT OF COCA COLA LOTTERY PROMOTION LOTTERY WINNING CLAIM No. BT: 12052006/20

According to the notification you received. I am in receipt of your e-mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this years lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed on-line. Each email address was attached to a ticket number.
Your email address was selected as winner. Note that your winnings can be delivered in the next 24-48 hours upon your contacting the delivery department. so you should contact them urgently to get your winnings.

I'm also glad to inform you that, your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been forwarded to the courier company for onward delivery to you. However, ELITE COURIER LIMITED. are responsible for sending you the your Certified Cheque and the original copies of the documents which will require your signature. When the documents are couriered to you, you would sign them and return them to the courier company, from there it would be forwarded to our Coca Cola Lottery headquarters. Please oblige to follow the ELITE COURIER LIMITED. instructions so the document can get to your present address on time.
You are to contact the Delivery Officer of the Payment Parastatal with the following information below:

Courier Name: ELITE COURIER LIMITED.
Contact Person: Steve Dove
Telephone:+44 7011 15 2477
E-mail: elitecourier11@yahoo.co.uk

You are advised to send the dispatch officer of the courier company a mail through this ID [ elitecourier11@yahoo.co.uk ] for their courier cost details.

When contacting them, you are to include this order number, full names and amount won and your contact address as your subject. Please you are advice to write down the order number and save it.

Note: you are to quote your complete names, Ticket Numbers, winning amount and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.
Once again I say congratulations.

Warm Regards,
Mr.William Collin (Mr)
Fiduciary Agent/jeff Officer.

PAYMENT OF WINNING CLAIM


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