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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:
  • "tax clearance" (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. )
  • "clearance certificate" (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. )
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "telegraphic transfer section" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "certified bank draft" (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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +8613423483697 (China, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Saurav Kalra" <sauravkalra@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:04:50 +0530
Subject: Very Urgent.........................!!!!


mail no. 1

THE PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR OF STAATS LOTERIJ
STAATS LOTERIJ PROMOTION CO-ORDINATOR
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PROGRAM
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE NETHERLANDS GAMING CONTROL LOTTERY
BOARD PROTECTION ACT (Registration Z720633X).
Web: www.staatsloterij.nl


Dear AKS GROUP,


We happily notify you of the draw of the Email Lottery Ballot - World Gaming
Board Sweepstakes program held on Saturday - the 8th September, 2007 at our
Lottery office complex in Den Haag.

Your email address attached to our Lottery payment order, had the following
details:(i) Ticket Nr.: DZS-NED 338-691-BBT/2007; (ii) Lucky Nrs.: 11, 18,
25, 43, 56, 77, 89; (iii) Reference Nr.: MST/18436/DZS-NED;(iv) Batch
Nr.:KNED-LOTT 5196 72X5G; which consequently won you this lottery in the 1st
category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of One
Million Euro only, in Certified Bank Draft issued in your name, and credited
to your File Reference number as quoted above. This is from a total prize of
Fifty Million Euro only, shared amongst the fifty winners in this category.

A total of 500,000 email addresses were entered for the Email Lottery Ballot
- World Gaming Board Sweepstakes International. All email addresses entered
for the game were submitted by our partners; International email service
providers from over 140 countries that are listed, online and were
thereafter randomly selected systematically through our Electronic Random
Selection System (ERSS).

Microsoft Corporation, to encourage some individuals with websites and email
addresses promoted this lottery which takes place at this time, of every
three years. The payment authority of your prize - One Million Euro only in
Certified Bank Draft issued in your name- is already deposited and insured
in
your name with our Paying Bank pending your claim and will be issued to
effect immediate payment/swift transfer in the mode you will prefer and
nominate, upon satisfactory report on your identity verification and
validation recommendation by our Claims Department - Staats Loterij The
Netherlands. Email addresses registered with false names are not eligible to
claiming this prize.

We are proud to inform you that, over 200 million Euros are won annually in
more than 140 countries worldwide, as a result of our promotional
programmes. Due to the mixup of certain names, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential until your claim has been processed and
your
money paid to you. All winnings must be claimed as soon as possible. Becuase
all unclaimed funds will be withdrawn.

To file for your claim, please contact our Asia Regional Claims Center in
China:

MR. MARTIN LEE,
OPERATION MANAGER,
INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL BANK
GUANGZHOU BRANCH, CHINA P R C.
TEL: +86--13423483697..
Email: ntxtelexonline@ntxnet.com








mail no. 2


DEAR NIKHIL SYAL,
WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE MANAGEMENT AND MEMBERS OF
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OUR BANK HAVE APPROVED THE TRANSFER
OF YOUR FUND. ATTACHED TO THIS MAIL IS THE COPY OF YOUR FUND
REMITTANCE APPROVAL DOCUMENT. (PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED)
WE WILL EFFECT WITH YOUR FUND TRANSFER AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE
YOUR TAX CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE AND CHINA MONETARY FUND TRANSFER
APPROVAL DOCUMENT WHICH STANDS AS A PERMISSION FROM THE GOVERNMENT
TO US ON THE TRANSFER OF YOUR FUND.
THEREFORE, WE URGE YOU TO QUICKLY OBTAIN IT. YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE
A DIRECT APPLICATION TO THE DIRECTOR OF INLAND TAX REVENUE
MR VICTOR CHEN THROUGH BARRISTER FELIX MORGAN ESQ WHO WILL
ENDORSE THE CERTIFICATES ON YOUR BEHALF. WE ADVICE YOU TO
CONTACT HIM THROUGH EMAIL: barristerfelixmorgan@lawyer-4-u.com
OR TELEPHONE 0086-13423483381. ASK HIM WHAT IT WILL COST TO OBTAIN
THOSE DOCUMENTS ON YOUR BEHALF. WE AWAIT THE SAID CERTIFICATES TO
EFFECT YOUR FUND TRANSFER.
HOPING TO RECIEVE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
REGARDS,

MR. MARTIN LEE
OPERATION MANAGER
INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA
0086-13423483697








mail no.3


Telegraphic Transfer Section,
Industrial Commercial Bank,
Guangzhou, P R C.
China,
Tel +86--13423483697.
Attention,
Sir,
Sequel to the meeting held today by the management and board of directors of
our bank we have decided to issue you a letter of guranttee as requested by
you.
See the attached copy for your perusal.
Meanwhile, you are advice to proceed immediately with your legal clearance
payment.We want to notify you that you are making the payment directly to
the public bereau international lawyer (Mr Benson Ralph Hanson,Esq.).So you
have to direct your clearance payment to the below account.
Name, Benson Ralph Hanson.
Account number,, 4794812--0188--035045--9
Swift Code,, BKCHCNBJ44W
Bank Name,,,,,Bank of China.
Bank Address,,, First Floor,1-3 Dongshun Building,
Dongchen Road, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, Pr China.
Thank you,
Martin lee,
Foreign Operations Manager,
Industrial Commercial Bank,
China.


He have given me a account number and asked me to deposit 2500 euros in it.
He is saying that after depositing this sum i will recieve 1 million euro
within 24hr in my account.

Please tell me what I shall do......................

Please do reply soon.........!!!
I would be very thankfull to you.....................!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Reply soon.........!!!!!!!!!

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