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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:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT rate in the UK is 17.5%, check the math)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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 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.
  • prudential.fscbhd@yahoo.com.my (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PRUDENTIAL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY, BHD PFSCBHD" <prudential.fscbhd@yahoo.com.my>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:54:18 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PRUDENTIAL FINANCE & SECURITY


PRUDENTIAL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY,BHD
Malaysia.
Direct line: +60-162-318-640
Diplomatic cargos Unit
Email: prudential.fscbhd@yahoo.com.my
Our Ref: PFS/IRD/PFX/021/07
Date: 28/08/2007.

Dear Barnard Kuhn,

IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF WINNINGS.

I am Mr. Mahathir Anwar your regional processing officer (PRUDENTIAL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY, BHD.) assigned to your payment file and the release of your prize after full and due verification of your winning informations.

I am in receipt of your documents and hereby inform you that we have fully cleared you as a certified winner of the The PROTON-Asia Researchers Group. You have been officially processed and cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept, meanwhile as for now everything seem to be working in your favour, all that we require from you now, is your maximum cooperation for smooth remittance of your prize money. This office acknowledged the receipt of your email and wishes to congratulate you as a beneficiary of the won prize sum of £700,000.00 *SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING* which was allocated from The PROTON-Asia Researchers Group.

Prudential Finance & Security Company *PFS* is a private financial firm that provides advisory services, diplomatic delivery and dispatch of valuables, financial and operating solutions and specialized client defined assignments. PFS incorporates over twenty years of management expertise and financial deal making in the security and finance industry. PFS has an industry wide reputation for integrity, influence and mutually profitable relationships with our clients.

Regarding the release of your won prize sum, be informed that we have opened to you three *3* options to receive your winnings, you however adviced to choose the most suitable and convinent method to receive your won prize, see option below and their associated conditions:

OPTION 1. COURIERS SERVICES:

PRUDENTIAL COURIER {48 Working hours DELEIVERY} I

Mailing :.........................................US$060.00
Insurance:......................................US$450.00
Vat (5%):.......................................US$022.95

TOTAL:..........................................USD$532.95

PRUDENTIAL COURIER {72 Working hours DELEIVERY} II

Mailing:..........................................US$050.00
Insurance:......................................US$350.00
Vat (5%):.......................................US$022.75


TOTAL:..........................................US$422.75

OPTION 2:

You can come down in person to our head office here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to claim your winnings in cash,which entails signing all necessary clearing paper documentations, as this process will attract a payment of USD$6, 755.00 (Six Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Five United State Dollars only). This payment covers the followings:

a) Administrative charges,
b) Handling Charges,
c) Non-resident/Malaysia Government Tax.

OPTION 3. Bank to bank wire transfer.

Also be informed that your won prize sum in amount GBP700,000.00 can be transferred into your designated operative account there in your country via our affiliate transferring bank, DEW NET BANK, KL Branch, this process will attract an initial opening of account depoist in amount USD$950.00. The required amount is for the activation of an ONLINE TRANSIT ACCOUNT with the bank, the sum will be transferred alongside your won prize sum immediately your account is put activated..

PRUDENTIAL FINANCE & SECURITY COMPANY: Please indicate to us, which of the services you require from us, to enable determine how to attend to you. Upon receipt of any of the above This office will issue payment receipt.

Note: That your prize is in cover Insurance Policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money 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 Delivered to you..


NOTE: Kindly note that we however exempts ourself from all liability related to the services on whatever option you deceide to choose to have your winnings remitted to you, as the cost of any of the services would be borne by you .

Please put a direct call through +60-162-318-640 for more instructions and clarification.
N/B: Due to mix up of names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal And confidential, till your claims have been processed and your funds remitted to you.This is part of our security measures to avoid double claiming, disabuse or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.BE WARNED.

Thanks and once again accept our congratulations.

Your's Sincerely,
Mahathir Anwar ,
Operations Director.



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