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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:
  • "menara ansana"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "international delivery charge" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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)
• 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.
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR. A.Z. HAMZAH" <barr_arthahz@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:27:05 +0700
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS

BARRISTER ARTHA HAMZAH.

MENARA ANSANA.
JL INDAH RAYA, N0 29,
JATI NEGARA, JAKARTA-TIMUR,
11248 INDONESIA
Tel :+62 21 92877275


ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE A GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS : TICKET
NUMBER: HGHH8988851216, SERIAL NUMBER: 67118911, FILE NUMBER: FAEAAS-ID AND
DRAW LUCKY NUMBER: 298339933 REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF US$250,000.00 (TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DETAILS HAS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH US,YOUR WON CHEQUE
WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS AS GIVEN.PLEASE
FILL THE ATTACHED WINNER'S CERTIFICATE CORRECTLY AND KEEP IT FOR YOURSELF,
IT IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AS THE COPY IS WITH US.

YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOU, AS SOON AS YOU PAY
THE OFFICIAL CHARGES FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER CHARGE.


CLAIM REQUIREMENTS:

1. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS
FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

2. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET
NUMBER HIGHLYCONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.

3. PLEASE NOTE THAT US$620 (SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS) HAS TO BE
PAID FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA US$55(FIFTY
FIVE DOLLARS) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.

TOTAL CHARGES OF US$675 (SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS) ONLY HAS
TO BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL UNIT OF
COURIER SERVICE.

PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON
CHEQUE, IT WILL NOT BE HONORED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN FULLY
SIGNED.


BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION:

THE CHARGE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC/WIRE TRANSFER OR
THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.

ATTENTION:

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC/WIRE
TRANSFER, IT SHOULD BE MADE TO THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNTANT TO THE BANK
ACCOUNT DETAILS BELOW:

BANK'S NAME:....................LIPPO BANK
ACCOUNTNUMBER :............704-10-65131-1
BEN/NAME:.......................TINA SINTA
SWIFT CODE:....................LIPBIDJA
BRANCH:...........................SAWAH BESAR


BANK'S ADDRESS: JL. SUKARJO WIRYOPRANOTO
NO. 9 JAKARTA - PUSAT,
JKT. INDONESIA.


IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, IT
SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DETAILS BELOW:

NAME:...............ARTHA HAMZAH
CITY:................JAKARTA
COUNTRY:.........INDONESIA


ATTENTION:

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$675
(SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS) PLEASE SCAN AND SEND THE PAYMENT
DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION,YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE ENDORSE AND DELIVERED TO
YOU AS SOON AS YOUR CHARGE PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED.

PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND
EFFECTIVE SERVICE THAT YOU ARE TO.

FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION PLEASE CALL
DIRECTLY TO MY MOBILE (+62 815 10752375)

BEST REGARDS,

BARR. ARTHA HAMZAH.

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