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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:
  • "microsoft mega jackpot lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "affidavit of claim" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT rate in the UK is 17.5%, check the math)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +447045721234 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: DELUX DELIVERY SERVICES <info@deluxdelivery.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:27:10 +0000
Subject: LETTER OF WINNINGS DELIVERY NOTIFICATION







DEPOT : GLASSGOW SOUTH 8 Hog Wood Lane, Industrial Estate, London United Kingdom TEL: +44 704 572 1234 FAX : +44 704 572 1235






Our Ref: CPED/UK/REG/2334/07

Attention: Alarik Luftmacher,

LETTER OF WINNINGS DELIVERY NOTIFICATION

You are welcome to DELUX DELIVERY SYSTEMS U.K. an affiliate of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K. We are pleased to be at your service.

We are sorry for the late reply.
All your winning documents which includes your covering document ( Affidavit of Claims and Winning Certificate) from the British Government, stating that the money was obtained legally through the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K. will be sent to you as soon as you meet with the necessary requirement. You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the delivery of your winnings in cash to your home address. This Courier company is in the receipt of your mail, for the delivery of your winnings under parcel ID NUMBER DDS (0978). However for prompt delivery of your parcel, You are requested to pick a delivery option. Do that and reach us right away. ______________________________________Description Of Parcel to be delivered:______________________________________Item to be delivered: Winning Parcel (Trunk Box) Total weight of parcel: 80 kg Color of parcel: Black Length of Days: Pending on your choice of class of delivery Delivery Package Status: Ready for dispatch
ALONGSIDE WITH THE CONSIGNMENT INFORMATION IS 1 METAL BOX WEIGHING 80KG DEFACED AMOUNT IN THE BOX IS £460,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred And Sixty Thousand Great British Pounds Sterling).

We will courier your winnings in cash to you via any of this channel below of which you choose selectively as well as recomfirm your home address to this office for the dispatch to get to in reference to your doorstep:

Option:1
DELUX EXPRESS DELIVERY (Overnight)Mailing...................................£500.00Insurance...............................£250.00Vat (5%)..................................£250.00TOTAL....................................£1,000.00 Option:2
DELUX PREMIUM SERVICE (2 working days)Mailing:..................................£400.00Insurance...............................£250.00Vat (5%)..................................£200.00TOTAL....................................£850.00 Option:3
DELUX REGULAR SERVICE (4 working days)Mailing:.................................£200.00Insurance:.............................£250.00Vat (5%):................................£100.00TOTAL:..................................£550.00

Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from your winnings 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 as soon as your prize is deliverd to you.

Note: This company decline reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that We/You(Individual) cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in cash prize since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.

Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs, because you only have few working days to claim this winnings and 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.

If you are very sure of being notified as a winner of the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K. draws, kindly do not see this verification process as a delay towards receiving your won prize. This is because the deceitful ones will always be sending mails to this office after any online draw and sweeptakes of the aforementioned lottery agency, claiming to be a winner and at the end they cannot provide any valid information about their winnings. No insult meant, but on this ground if you know you were not notified as a winner by the MICROSOFT MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K. kindly do not worry to reply a second time and we will gently understand.

NB: DELIVERY PAYMENTS ARE PRIOR TO CASH BEFORE DELIVERY (C.B.D.). HENCE WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR WINNINGS IN CASH, THEN THE SAID DELIVERY OPTION CHOSEN BY YOU WILL (MUST) HAVE BEEN FOOTED BY YOU ie PAYMENT BEFORE DELIVERY.

Please acknowledge this message by call.

Congratulations once again!!!
Sincerely,Mr. Treasure WilsonDirector Operations/Delivery DELUXE DELIVERY SYSTEMS







The overseas expert since 1957, D.D.S. specialises in worldwide speed delivery and customised distribution of packages or freight of all sizes and description.
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© 2007 DELUXE DELIVERY SYSTEMS/Financial House PLC. All Rights Reserved.ALLPANCE/ Deluxe Delivery Systems UK. is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Registered number 309326

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