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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:
  • "courier service" (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. )
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: EDDIE JAMES <infodept_103@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 00:15:50 +0100 (BST)
Subject: UK ONLINE LOTTERY BOARD POLICY FOR Ref: BTL/491OXI/04/Batch: 12/25/0304 0304


Attention Orbart Weiss;
Be informed again that you are not under any duress to continue to file for your winning fund claim if you feel we are who you have taken us to be but if you must continue to file for your claim, then you must try to understand that there are rules and regulations governing claims which our winners are expected to abide to and until you come to term with that fact, i am afraid we would not be able to do anything for you with regards to claiming your winnings.
Should you decline to claim your winning, all you need do is to write us an official letter of declination so that we can forward your parcel back to the British Online Lottery Game Board to be tagged as an unclaimed funds.
NOTE: This office will not be responsible for any outstanding fees (Courier Charges). Services rendered by TNT DISPATCH COURIER SERVICE are to be paid by you and not the lottery board. Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from, this is because your cheque cannot be cashed by anyone. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.All necessary documents that will facilitate the clearance of your cheque in your name has been processed. Your parcel contains the following documents:

1.WINNING CHEQUE VALUED THE SUM OF £691,252 GBP
2.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM THE BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY GAME.
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.)
4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C)
5.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.)
6.LETTER OF AFFIDAVITS FROM THE BRITISH HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE, STATING THAT THE WINNING WAS RECEIVED LEGALLY FROM THE UNIVERSAL DONATION PROGRAM, AND DUELY SIGNED BY THE LEGAL ATTORNEY TO THE BRITISH ONLINE LOTTERY GAME PROMO.
Best Regards
Rev Eddie James



TERMS OF DELIVERY:
(1) Delivery charges must be effected 24hrs perior to service.
(2) Delivery charges must be fully effected.
(3) Delivery will only be made to the person on whose name delivery was made.
(4) Delivery must be made based on the number of days with regards to choosen option.
(5) A scan copy of a valid identiyy card, international passport or voters card must be submitted.
(6) Point of delivery (P.O.D) ie contact address must be well stated.
TNT courier Services will not be liable for any package being delivered to the wrong destination due to wrong delivery informations from customers. A nine (9) digit tracking number will be send to you as soon as your delivery option is known and evidience of delivery payment produced, this is to enable customers track their parcel online from our website.


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