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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: brian howell <fivewayscourierltd090@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:52:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: re: FINAL NOTIFICATION


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FIVEWAYS COURIER SERVICE
2 Bevan Avenue
Conway LL28 5AF
United Kingdom.
Tell; +44 (702) 406 2843
Call Time: 24hrs


FIVE WAYS COURIER:REG NO: 3464353


ATTN: Fredrika Hirsch

We have the honour most humbly and respectfully to congratulate you on your winning. This is to formerly and officially inform you that we are in possession of your parcel containing your winning cheque, winning certificate and a fund release document. This parcel will be delivered to you at your contact address provided by you correctly.

Your Parcel has been classified a top priority delivery . The description of the parcel to be delivered is stated below:

PARCEL DETAILS
An original certificate of weight: -------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight : -------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel : -------------0.32kg
Color of Parcel : -------------Brown




Note that we do not operate on COD. Below are the mandatory delivery charges that you required to pay to enable us deliver your parcel to you:
Status Of Delivery Charges.(Please Choose Best Option For You)

COURIER CHARGES FIRST OPTION

Courier Charges £100.00 00 Administrative £200.00 00 Insurance £350.00 00 TOTAL

ONE DAY DELIVERY £650.00
..............
1,274.91 USD 00

COURIER CHARGES SECOND OPTION

Courier Charges £50.00 00 Administrative £200.00 00 Insurance £270.00 00 TOTAL

THREE DAYS DELIVERY £520.00
..............
1,019.95USD
00

COURIER CHARGES THIRD OPTION

Courier Charges £50.00 00 Administrative £150.00 00 Insurance £220.00 00 TOTAL

FIVE DAYS DELIVERY £420.00
..............
823.816 USD

00




Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before remitted. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize will be delivered.
Please note that the majority of our orders are dispatched on a signed for delivery. Please ensure that you are available at your home address to sign for your parcel on delivery. On receipt of your delivery, you will always be telephoned or emailed to give you an estimated dispatch date of your order.

We guarantee your satisfaction. Please advise us within 3 days in case of any delay in your delivery. Please note that on confirmation of the paid charges, you will be notified on the time and date of delivery.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to enable us expedite action on your parcel.










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