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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "clear source of funds certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "insurance fee " (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. )
  • "money transfer control number" (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. )
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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. )
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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!
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447031942847 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447045709762 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011121986 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • plutarcoiii@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • powerball1239@yahoo.no
  • tamar-couriers1@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Plutarco Malpaisillo <plutarcoiii@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:07:14 -0600
Subject: POR FAVOR DENUNCIENLOS





419@419scam.org

Estimados Señores.

Considero de suma necesidad, que todas las empresas de Email en conjunto
con Policía, hagan su mayor esfuerzo por combatir estos fraudes.

Cuantas pérdidas de tiempo, energía, computadores, Internet se pierden por
estos LADRONES ENCUBIERTOS?.

Solicito que estos correos sean publicados, para alertar, prevenir, las
multiples formas en que un incauto puede ser engañado por estos pillos.

Agradeciendo su fina atención a la presente me suscribo de Ustedes.

Plutarco Malpaisillo.

plutarcoiii@hotmail.com





FEDEX COURIER SERVICE, WEST AFRICA

ABUJA,NIGERIA



Attn :Valued Customer



In respect to your email,
I have been waiting for you to contact me for the delivery of your
check of $100,000,00. You can as well come down to this branch to pick up your
package, or even send someone to pick it up on your behalf. More so, the phone
number works perfectly and I will advise you to cross check the number
again as it is below this mail.



There is this Mrs.Angie Randall who came to our company
last week to place your check on out going delivery, she already paid for the
insurance fee and the delivery charges. But she did not pay for
the security keeping fee due to the fact that we did not know when you will be
contacting us for the delivery of the check, so we advised her not to
pay for the security keeping fee of the courier company, but we asked him
to contact you on time so you will not have to pay more than $170.00 USD on demurrage and
we do not operate C.O.D on a charge like this.



All you need to do right now to get your check delivered
to your door step is to go ahead and pay the security keeping fee of the
courier company. So far the fee is $170.00 USD only, you are to come up with
this fee to process the delivery of your package.



Payment should be made
via Money Gram money transfer only for security purpose,
payment details are listed below.



Name
: John Kome

Address : NO 4 Maitama
Way, Abuja.

Country : Nigeria



You have to send down the MTCN (Money Transfer Control
Number) and your complete postal address. Reconfirm your full name,
address, country and most importantly, your phone number. So we can
always get in touch with you, and also test question and answer for the
transaction



Get back to me with your payment
details, I will have to send Mrs.Angie Randall a mail that you have
contacted me regarding the cheque she left for you. Note that your tracking
number would be provided to you as soon as the payment has been made and confirmed
by us.



Have a wonderful time. Please call
me anytime you need any assistance.

Rev. Mark
Nelson

Dispatch Director.

Tel:+234(8028036285)







NOTICE...
CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Lucky Winner 2008,

FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

BATCH NO: PBL/67189098011/245679/1109

REF. NO: PBL/11278998789/908796//1109



Attn: Dear Winner,



This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT

INTERNATIONAL/WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number

219028657434 with Serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of

21-70-81-82-99, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have just won yourself the sum of ONE MILLION EUROS in the

satellite software email lottery conducted by POWERBALL EURO E-MAIL

INTERNATIONAL In which e-mail addresses were picked randomly by software

powered by the Internet.Your email address was amongst those chosen in

this quarter and you are to contact our CLAIMS OFFICER with the

information below for Clearance.



CONTACT NAME:PETER RAYMUND

CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON, ENGLAND.

EMAIL:powerball1239@yahoo.no

TELEPHONE:+4470 3194 2847

+4470 1112 1986

PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR

Correspondence TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.


Sincerely,

Margaret Ferguson



Good
day to you, I am in receipt of your e-mail correspondence to my last epistle
"prerequisite to funds transfer". With allusion and in codicil to my
previous e-mail I write to inform you that the payment is customary and in line
with the fiscal authority of the United Kingdom. The notarization is in line
with the transfer policy act of the fiscal authority to monitor the cash flow
out of the United Kingdom and to ascertain the viability of this transfer, be
informed that the statutory legal fee is not demanded by Powerball lottery
instead it is a required protocol sanctioned by the finance and regulatory
authority of the United Kingdom.



I write this e-mail missive for your perusal on the need to either defray
the statutory legal fee as demanded by the fiscal authority of the United
Kingdom or relinquish your legal right and claim to these funds. Be informed
that Powerball lottery international will not be held liable by your inability
to meet the requirement needed to facilitate the notarization of your winning
and the subsequent embossment of these funds into your nominated bank account
forthwith. I will regurgitate was I intelligibly stated in my e-mail
correspondence (prerequisite to funds transfer) that the sum is non-deductible
as your winning was issued as a demonstrable bank draft, hence can not be
deducted from.

As a winner of Powerball lottery international it is your sole responsibility
to defray the notarization fee needed to implement the formalization of all
required modalities towards transferring your winning into your nominated bank
account unfailingly. The notarization of your winning is in line with the
directive of the finance and regulatory authority of the UK, to ensure that
there is proper documentation and presentation of your winning and to certify
that these funds are legal (not deployed for terrorism, drug peddling and
lastly that it is not a case of money laundering). The transfer of large sums
of money without proper documentation and presentation creates a red flag with
government agencies across the world, therefore it is imperative that we ensure
that all stated rules and regulations pertaining to the transfer of your
winning is observed accordingly.



Furthermore, Powerball lottery international is a lottery company of high
integrity and legal status; hence the issue of not transferring your winning to
you upon receipt of your payment is not possible. Upon the receipt of your
payment details, your winning file will be taken to the court here in the UK
and notarized. The notarization of your winning is an endorsement from the
legal arm of government that your winning is viable and can be transferred out
of the country. I advise that you pay the required sum immediately as failure
to do so will result in us requesting for a disclaimer letter from you
relinquishing your right and claim to these funds. It is incumbent on me as
your claim officer to inform you of the modalities that must be observed before
your winning can be transferred to you.



Lastly please note that failure to have the funds sent to our office on
the 5th of next month will mandate us to return your winnings to the sending
authorities as unclaimed.



Your e-mail reply in this regard is requested.

Best Regards,

Claim officer.

TELEPHONE: +4470 1112 1986

43 north end road, west kensington london.

+4470-3194-2847





Dear Winner



Compliments
of the day to you. Your claims have been duly verified and endorsed by the
National Lottery Board (N.L.B) thus you have been confirmed a winner in this
quarter of the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes Promotion. You have
therefore been approved to receive a lump lottery payout sum to the tune of
1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) in cash credited to your file (XYL/26510460037/07).



The hard
copy of all relevant lottery winning documents which includes your Winnings
Certificate, Certified Bank Cheque and Clear Source of Funds Certificate
(C.S.F.C) has been deposited with our contracted payment office (Tamar Couriers
) for onward dispatch to you. You are to immediately contact Tamar
Couriers with the information below for further inquiries on how to receive
your cash prize.



CONTACT INFORMATION'S

TAMAR COURIERS

Contact Person : Mr. Graham Elvis ( Delivery Officer )

Tel: +44 704 5709 762 (
24 Hour's )

Direct Tel: +44
704 5709 764

Email: tamar-couriers1@hotmail.co.uk



Note
that you are to provide the Tamar Couriers with the above below informations
that will be handling the transfer of your winnings with the required details
below to officially identify you:



1) Winner's Full Names :

2) Present Full Address :

3) Telephone Number :

4) Raffle Draw Winning Email
:

5)Occupation :

6) Amount Won :

7) Winning Reference
Number :

8) Winning Batch Number :

9) Winning Transfer
Identification code : ELPC/MWT/0143

10) Winning Certificate
Number : UK/9876125



Reference Number : UK/776090X2/23

Winning Batch Number :
013/05/8394369



In
accordance with Section 24(c) of the International Lottery Act of 1996, winners
residing/resident outside the United Kingdom may be obliged with financial responsibilities
as regards disbursement of cash prize to their location because the British
Gambling Board does not permit the National Lottery to assume such
responsibilities outside the United Kingdom. This is in line with the Insurance policy
drawn on your cash prize to counter misappropriation of funds in the course of
disbursement on contraction to Tamar Couriers .



Please
note that its imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATION
CODE {ELPC/MWT/0143} as the subject
on initial correspondence with the Tamar Couriers via email. You may
also contact them via telephone for a more timely response. Also attach a scanned
copy of either your driver's license, international passport (photo page) or
any other legally identifying document and send to us for identification
purposes in the letter you are sending to him.



Ensure
to keep all information about this lottery winnings confidential as earlier
informed until your cash prize has been remitted to you. This is to avoid
double claiming/disqualification in this final stage of your lottery claim.



Yours Sincerely,

Mr. Williams Desmond

Promotion
Manager

Uk
National Lottery.




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