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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)
• 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!
• 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.
  • +447011152996 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024013074 (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.
  • tntcourierdeliveryserviceslondon@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: TNT Courier Service <tntcourierdeliveryserviceslondon@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:30:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} COURIER COST{CHOOSE A DELIVERY OPTION} TNT








TNTCourier Delivery Service
Cityside House
40 Adler Street
London, E1 1EE


England.

Email: tntcourierdeliveryserviceslondon@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+(44) 70 11152996
+(44)7024013074

Fax: +(44) 70 515 8042

ATTN: Fonzie Wexgen,

Welcome to TNTCourier Delivery Service. TNTCourier is the United Kingdom's premier express logistics provider. We are proud to maintain the fastest growing courier fleet in the country allowing us to service our expanding range of clients including leading financial institutions, blue chip companies, public sector organisations, political parties, and personal users.

Your parcel containing your cheque, original copy of your certificate and security documents alongside your consolation prizes have been picked up from the UK National Lottery Foundation head office and is ready for dispatch.

Kindly provide us with the information requested below accurately to help us deliver your parcel as the information provided will be used to contact you and the address provided is where your winning parcel will be shipped to.

Contact Name:

Residential Address:

City:

State:

Postal/Zip Code:

Country:

Telephone Number (Mobile/Home/Office):

Number of Parcels: 1 PKT

Parcel Description: Certified Bank Cheque, Original Copies of Certificates, A Dell Inspiron 6400 Laptop, A UK Lottery Branded T-shirt, A UK Lottery Branded Baseball cap and Security Documents.


Delivery time :.....................( time of recipient's availability)


Service Options: You are required to select a service option below.


Express Delivery (24 hours) : Courier Charges = £115.00

Administrative Charge = £210.00

Insurance Cover Fee = £375.00

Value Added Tax = £105.00

Total = £805.00


Courier Regular (3-4 Days) : Courier Charges = £72.00

Administrative Charge = £190.00

Insurance Cover Fee = £330.00

Value Added Tax = £83.00

Total = £675.00


Courier Economy (5-6 Days) : Courier Charges = £50.00

Administrative Charge = £170.00

Insurance Cover Fee = £305.00

Value Added Tax = £74.00

Total = £599.00




The delivery charges are a little high because of the comprehensive insurance cover we have undertaken in case of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive parcel. We shall assume all responsibilities in case of any eventualities.

If you need a currency converter, click on the link below:

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Be informed that we do not operate a cash on delivery service for parcels of this nature because of the required insurance.

Also Note that your parcel is bonded and protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to make any deduction before it is remitted to you. This means that our courier charges cannot be deducted from the prize. This is in accordance with section(13)1n 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.

Do act accordingly and provide the requested information as soon as possible so that we can avoid any further delays in the delivery of your parcel.

On acknowledgement of this email, I will furnish you with information on how to make the required payments.

Thank your for your patronage and anticipated co-operation.





Warm regards,

Mr. Phill Martins
Head of Operations.
TNTCourier Delivery Service.











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