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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • +447045723007 (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.
  • camelotdelivery@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Camelot Delivery Services" <camelotdelivery@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 19:30:37 +0100
Subject: PARCEL DELIVERY INVOICE FROM DISPATCH DEPARTMENT.


* CAMELOT COURIER SERVICES*

*CAMELOT COURIER DELIVERY SERVICES*
*Unit 6, Marino Way
Hogwood Lane Industrial Estate
Finchampstead
Berkshire
RG40 4RF
CAMELOT COURIER SERVICES*
**
*ATTN:* Valdemarr Wechshagen*,*
**
*Welcome to CAMELOT COURIER SERVICES*
****
*Sir\madam,I am pleased to be at your service, with our strong assets
base,insurance cover for all deliverys and Ten years working
relationship with the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, You are making a classic choice.*
**
*Getting your Lottery Winnings across to you is very easy, you will
however be required to follow our guidelines perfectly.*
**
*Firstly, you are required to provide us with any form of
identification.{Driver's licence or international passport} Student
orEmployee's ID will be accepted.*
**
*Secondly,You are to provide us with your full residential address for
delivery of your cheque.*
**
*Lastly, You are to make a choice from the Delivery Options layed out
below,you are to make a most affordable and suitable choice.*
**
*Courier Express
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of Parcel....................0.9Gramms * *DELIVERY
DURATION......................{24hrs Next Day Delivery}
Colour of Parcel..............................Brown*
*COURIER CHARGES........................£50.00*
*ADMINISTRATIVE............................£170.00*
*INSURANCE (CCI)............................£205.00*
*VALUED ADDED TAX.......................£74.00*

*TOTAL COST (GBP).........................£499.00 = $984.643*
**

*Courier Regular* *
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of Parcel....................0.9Gramms*
*DELIVERY DURATION......................{ 3-4 Working Days}
Colour of Parcel..............................Brown*
*COURIER CHARGES........................£20.00*
*ADMINISTRATIVE............................£130.00*
*INSURANCE (CCI)............................£ 175.00*
*VALUED ADDED TAX.......................£101.00*
**
*TOTAL COST (GBP).........................£436.00 = $860.281*
**
** *Courier Economy**
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of Parcel....................0.9Gramms *
** *DELIVERY DURATION......................{5-6 Working days}
Colour of Parcel..............................Brown*
** *COURIER CHARGES........................£10.00*
** *ADMINISTRATIVE............................£125.00*
** *INSURANCE (CCI)............................£130.00*
** *VALUED ADDED TAX.......................£87.00*
** ****
** *TOTAL COST (GBP).........................£360.00 =$717.432*
* ***
* *
*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)1n 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.
Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is
exactly one week after the receipt of this email. 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 lottery.*

** *THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING OUR SERVICES;*
** **
** ** ** *MR.TONY HOWARDS (CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT) *
** ** *CAMELOT COURIER SERVICE@ *
** *EMAIL:
<http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=info@bexpresscours.com>
camelotdelivery@gmail.com*
** ** *Please do call customer service line for confirmation.
Phone number: +44-704-572-3007*

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