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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "stamp duty" (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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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: YAHOO MSN MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K.
<agentnewmann@micro-xp-promotion.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:38:20 +0000
Subject: INFORMATION LETTER











YAHOO & MSN MEGA JACKPOT LOTTERY U.K. REF NO: MSW/56B-672GH/LBATCH: 4583JL/WIN






YAHOO & MSN EMAIL LOTTERY AWARD PROMOTION: UNITED KINGDOM


THE OAKLAND ROUNGE
52 WATERDEN ROAD,
HACKNEY, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM
E15 2EE
INFORMATION LETTER


Attention: Winner,

We acknowledge the receipt of your completed form. However, after thorough verification and scrutiny of your information you have been found qualified to receive payment of the prize award of £460,000.00 GBP (Four hundred and Sixty Thousand British Pounds Sterling).

We wish to congratulate you formally on your success in our award program.

We shall proceed to conclude the payment process of your Lottery prize by opening for you a claim file. Moreover, as an international winner, you are required to legalize all your winning documents in order to instruct the paying bank to credit your account with the sum of £460,000.00 GBP.

Therefore, we advise that you contact our accredited Courier Delivery Company to act on your behalf in handling the Legal details/delivery your Winnings to you OR come to the United Kingdom for the following procedure:

1) LEGALIZATION OF YOUR DOCUMENTS.2) ENDORSEMENT AND STAMP DUTY.
3) PARCEL/WINNINGS CLEARANCE AND FINALLY THE DELIVERY.

To this end, the endorsement date has been scheduled for 15th of March, 2008.

You are there by notified that your parcel with the identification number PDS/0978 which contains All your winning documents and your Cheque for the amount you won have been sent to an affiliate courier company to this Programme (Parceline Delivery Systems) to be delivered to you at your address. You are by the receipt of this email advised to get in contact with the courier company immediately for further processes in order for them to commence the delivery of your parcel to you. You are to contact the Customer Care Desk of Parceline Delivery System London, United Kingdom.

Below is the information of the Courier Company to enable you contact them for the processing/delivering of your parcel (Winnings):

PARCELINE DELIVERY SYSTEMSDEPOT : GLASSGOW SOUTH
PARCEL HOUSE, UNIT A, BUILDING 3, MARCH BURN DRIVE,GLASGOW AIRPORT BUSINESS PARK, PAISLEY PA3 2PJ
EMAIL: info@parcelline.orgTEL: +44 704 572 1234
Fax: +44 704 572 1235

Ensure you forward the file reference number to enable the Courier Company identify your file for legalization of the release/delivery of your won price swiftly.

Note that you shall be responsible for the legal charges for this endorsement as well as the delivery of your parcel (Winnings). After the endorsement of your winning documents and all requirements of lottery authorities here in the United Kingdom are met, your file will be passed across to the Courier Company and you shall be contacted by the Delivery Agency for your funds transfer/delivery.

Note that your winning prize has been insured to its real value to ensure that no forms of deductions are made until the sum is finally credited into your designated account. We have issued an Irrevocable Guarantee of Payment Bond (IGPB) in your favour, a copy of which will be forwarded to our paying bank for immediate action.

All rights of any client to this claim can be denied if the release document is not signed in accordance with the provision of The United Kingdom Gaming regulatory Authorities.

Once again, congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon.




Signed,
The Claims Processor:Name: Mrs. Daines Denzel Newmann


E-mail: agentnewmann@micro-xp-promotion.com
Tel: +44 704 576 5438
Fax: +44 702 576 3248


Mrs. Daines Denzel NewmannClaims Officer U.K.










Please remember to quote your reference and winning numbers in all correspondences with your this office. You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your ticket number and ballot number.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained)





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