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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:
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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: "MR. CHARLES" <frontierservice@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 09:42:54 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT RRESPONSE NEEDED...



Good day Ms. JoLynn Y'Vette LeGault,How are you Ms. JoLynn? I will like to use this medium to say Congratulations on your winnings.Inrespect to the mail which was sent to you yesterday i will like to inform you on the following proccedings which must be adherd to. I will like to inform you that DHL is the only official courier company that will deliver your parcel safely, but if it is not of your choice you can inform us immediately the courier company of your choice which was stated in the previous mail so as to contact them for your prize delivery.I assure you that your winning and your prize will be sent to you within 12hrs immediately the COURRIER TRANSFER COST of the courrier company is been made .Below is the TRANSFER COST and details of payment.NOTE:that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from your winnings before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted
from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you. You are therefore to make payment by any Western Union Payment Center in your country using the name of our account officer below.
Mailing.......................................................................£150.00Insurance.....................................£172.00Vat (5%).........................................£28.00Total...............................................£350.00 Account Officer: Roberts JamesP O Box 17,Kempsford GL7 4WZ London,United Kingdom. When you have made the payments please send the following information via email as they appear on The western union transfer slip:1. Name and address of sender2. Amount sent3. Control number (MTCN)4. Test question and answer (if any).
Attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document. Attach also a scanned copy of the payment slip given to you by the WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER staff.
Await your immediate response. Thank you and do have a nice day.
Regards Mr.Alison Charles.

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