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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:

• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +447045741401 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: PETER CLAY <globalcourierdelivery_services01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:32:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: COST OF DELIVERY OF YOUR WINNINGS;;;;;;;;;;;;Delivery Order Number:GCS-908871













17 Chaucer House Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW United Kingdom.

Dear lambart.freud,

Delivery Order Number:GCS-908871

Congratulations!!!

We are in possession of your International Certified Winning Cheque of One Million Great Britain Pounds(G.B.P) in your name and The original copy of your lottery winning certificate issued by the Free Lottery International Lottery Promotion stating that the money was obtained legally through their promotions to be couriered to you, as soon as you meet up with any of the options listed below that will be convenient to you for delivery cost.


OPTION 1:

REGULAR DELIVERY (7 working days)
Cost of delivery 12.00 G.B.P
Insurance charges 115.50 G.B.P
Value Added Tax=(0.0375% Of winning sum) 375.00 G.B.P

TOTAL 502.50 G.B.P/ $983.098 USD

OPTION 2:

PREMIUM DELIVERY (4working days)
Cost of delivery 42.00 G.B.P
Insurance charges 115.50 G.B.P
Value Added Tax=(0.0375% Of winning sum) 375.00 G.B.P

TOTAL 532.50 G.B.P/$1,043.00 USD

OPTION 3:

EXPRESS DELIVERY (2 working days)
Cost of delivery 180.00 G.B.P
Insurance charges 115.50 G.B.P
Value Added Tax=(0.0375% Of winning sum) 375.00 G.B.P

TOTAL 670.50 G.B.P/$1,313.25 USD



The cost of delivery of your prize is quite high due to the compulsory insurance cover on your prize.We shall take responsibility and pay you the full value of the prize(£1,000,000.00) in case of any lost or theft of your winning cheque durring the delivery.

Note: That your prize is in cheque and it is also protected by a hard cover 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 first before your parcel is dispatched for delivery to you.

Please respond to this email by making a selection from the three delivery options above, so as to enable us give you the mode of remitting the courier charges which I assure you that as soon as we confirm receipt of the cost of delivery your parcel will immediately be dispatched for onward delivery to you within the stipulated time frame.

We await your prompt response.

Sincerely,

PETER CLAY(C.R.O).
COMPANY: GLOBAL COURIER SERVICES
PHONE NUMBER: +447-045-741-401
+447-045-741-401


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