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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:
  • "you are required to pay " (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. )
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Joseph Bright <apxonlinecourierservice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2007 14:12:36 +0100 (BST)
Subject: TERMS AND CONDITION OF DELIVERY


Air Parcel Express!



Welcome!
Air Parcel Express,
8Q Peter Kings Avenue
Retail Park manchester
United Kingdom.




7th of June, 2007
ATTN: Rune Jaegmann,

Order Number: APX:576543
Ref No: BT:11052006/21



Welcome ones again to Air Parcel Express Courier Sevrice, where your satisfaction and safe delivery of your parcels is our main priority. We assure you of the safest delivery at the appropriate time. Our services are the best you can ever get.
I will advise you to make the choice now and if you want your winning to be couriered to your address, you should choose the payment/billing option that suits your financial status so that payment can be effected immediately and your parcel will be sent to you without any further waste of time.


The original copy of this certificate and your cheque from the Microsft Award Team Computer Game lottery Promotion Board stating that the money was obtained legally through their draw, winnings will be sent to you as soon as you meet with any of the option selected and your winnings will be couriered to you immediately depending on which ever way you want it.


We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24 hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. We have a substantial team of couriers available for motorcycle despatch plus van driver couriers in all size vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for despatch by road, sea or air.

Your Order number is APX:576543.
Description of parcel to be delivered:
An original certificate of weight :-------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight :-------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel :-------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel :-------------White


The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below and note that you are to take care of the charges in other to recieve your delivery:
OPTIONS:
Below are three (3) categories of the mandatory administrative charges that you are required to pay to enable us courier your certified bank check to you. You are to make a choice of the category that suits you:


COURIER CHARGES FIRST OPTION




Courier Charges £100.00 00 Administrative £150.00 00 Insurance £350.00 00 TOTAL

ONE DAY DELIVERY £600.00
..............
1,142.72 USD 00

COURIER CHARGES SECOND OPTION

Courier Charges £50.00 00 Administrative £150.00 00 Insurance £270.00 00 TOTAL

THREE DAYS DELIVERY £470.00
..............
895.177USD
00

COURIER CHARGES THIRD OPTION

Courier Charges £50.00 00 Administrative £100.00 00 Insurance £220.00 00 TOTAL

FIVE DAYS DELIVERY £370.00
..............
704.500 USD

00








TERMS AND CONDITION OF DELIVERY:

Do endeavour to provide us with your valid contact address. Be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly 42 hours after the receipt of this email. If you don't claim your prize After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and your parcel will be returned.


Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it is been remitted to you. This means that the said charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before you receive your winnings.

This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National Promo Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winnings and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

NOTE: Payment for the cost of delivery, must be paid before parcels can be delivered, this is because it is against the delivery policies here in United Kingdom.

Good luck and Congratulations once again.


Sincerely,

Joseph Bright (Mr.),
Head, Customer Proposition.
Air Parcel Express Couriers.
United Kingdom.




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