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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 company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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!
• 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.
• 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.
  • +2348051718065 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ecowas lottery <fdv_claimsagent1@yahoo.it>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 02:21:26 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Courier Shippment Charges...






Foundazion Di Vittorio
http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
BATCH NO: (N-222-6747,E-900-56) Tel:+2348051718065
Fax:+2348051718065
Date:30-08-2007
International Payout Officea

Gariki Avenue Abuja
West Africa (NIG)



Attn: Sir,


Thanks for your understanding sequel to the previous email sent to you. I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your Certified bank cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.Mean While you are hereby inform that your Award Donations Prize can be Cash in any National Bank of your choice.The certified cheque is drawn on Llord Bank and it can clear in any commecial bank. You have to proceed and make the payment for option 3 so that we can commence the shippment of your winning parcel to your destination within the next 24hrs of receiving the payment information from Western Union Money Transfer Office.

Below are the mandatory administrative charges that you required to pay to enable us courier your certified bank cheque to you.



Normal Class Delivery:120hours
Mailing: £125.00
Insurance: £100.00
handling charges: £100.00
Vat: £25.00
TOTAL: £350.00





Note that we will only commence shipping after we have receive and confirmed your payment.the charges are a little high because of the insurance cover British Airway World Cargo Courier Firm have undertaken incase of loss,damage or theft of your highly sensitive document. They assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.
You are to make the payment through WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER as to speed up the process of delivery. You are to locate the nearest Western Union Office close to you and make the payment through British Airway World Cargo Courier Firm Accounts officer information stated below:

Account Officer below:
Mr Okeke Benjamin
Lawrence Road,
Benin City
Edo State Nigeria




Immediately the payment is been made you are to send to this office a copy of the Western Union Money transfer slip via same email to our office. A receipt of the above payment will be issued to you from the British Airway World Cargo Courier Firm office along with your winning certified Cheque and winning certificate.

As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of your payment of the above charges, British Airway World Cargo Courier Firm will dispatch your Award Donation parcel immediately to your door step. The date and time of desparture and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take twenty-four hours (24hrs) to get your parcel delivered to you.






Best Regards,
Mr John Slaughter.
(Payment Remittance Office)









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