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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:
  • "money transfer control number" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "cheques " (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)
• 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.
  • +447005803160 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701355784 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Aero Courier Services" <customer@aerocourierservices.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:31:45 +0000
Subject: DELIVERY ID.CLASSA1501ACS.

Dear customer,

This is to inform you that we have in our possession for delivery to you:

1. A certified winning cheque of one million five hundred thousand pounds
sterling(£1,500,000.00)
2. A winning certificate to certify that you are the true winner of the
stated funds.

Please,be informed that we do not deliver to P.O.Box address or street
corners but to your residence. We are a well established company offering
courier and transport services 24 hours a day for priority delivery of
letters, parcels and consignments to any destination.

Aero Courier Services with its high security storage and network of
affiliate security partners and agents around the world provide you with
storage and specialized courier services through which you could send high
quality goods like precious stones, art crafts and classified commodities to
any part of the world.

Delivery destination information:

Name: Mohammed Maddar Shariff
Address: Saad Specialist Hospital Prince Hamoud Street,
Akrebiyah,Al-Khobar -31952 Kindom Of Saudi Arabia
Telephone/Fax numbers: +966-3-8012308 / N/A
Mobile number : +966-502531742
Residence: +966-3-8976713

Your Parcel has been classified a top priority delivery, with delivery
identification as CLASSA1501ACS.

The description of the parcel to be delivered is stated thus;
An original certificate of weight :-------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight :-------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel :-------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel :-------------Brown

Note that we do not operate on COD. Below are the mandatory delivery charges
that you required to pay to enable us courier your parcel to you:

STATUS OF DELIVERY [PLEASE CHOOSE ONE THAT BEST SUITS YOU]

Courier charges ...............................£ 80.00
Administrative ...............................£225.00
Insurance ...............................£335.00
TOTAL £640.00(US$1,155.45)
Deliver duration ...........................Same day delivery



Courier charges ................................£ 75.00
Administrative .............................. £145.00
Insurance ...............................£335.00
TOTAL £545.00(US$984.60)
Deliver duration ...........................Two (2) to three (3) working
days delivery



Courier charges ...............................£ 75.00
Administrative ...............................£105.00
Insurance ...............................£265.00
TOTAL £445.00(US$807.40)
Deliver duration ...........................Four (4) to Seven (7) working
days delivery

The charges are a little high because of the insurance cover we have
undertaken incase of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive document
before it gets to you. We assume all responsibilities incase of any
eventualities.

You are to make the payment through Western Union money Transfer so as to
speed up the process of delivery.The payment should be made in the name of
our accounts officer;

Miss Susan Patrick
3-4 Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, SW1P 2JJ,United Kingdom.

Notify this office On completion of payment,either with a fax copy of the
transfer slip or you may email the following information as they appear on
the western union transfer slip.

1.Name And Address Of Sender
2.Amount Sent
3.Money Transfer Control Number(MTCN)
4.Test Question And Answer If Any

A receipt of the above payment will be couriered to you from our office,
along with your winning cheques and certificate.

Your parcel shall be dispatched to you immediately we receive a
reconfirmation of your address and evidence of payment of the above charges.

A dispatch notice indicating the date and time of departure and expected
date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take less than fourty eight
hours to get your document to you. You will be required to sign for the
parcel personally with a copy of your international passport or your
driver's license as identification.

All orders not delivered within Five(5) working days from this communication
will be returned to the lottery house as unclaimed.

Your's faithfully,
Mr George Seaman
Customer service
3-4 Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster, SW1P 2JJ,United Kingdom.
Phone:+44-7005-803-160/ +44-703-191-5765
Fax: +44-870-135-5784
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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may be
legally priviledged and are solely for the individual or entity to whom they
are addressed.If you have received this e-mail in error please delete this
message and any attachment files, or contact Aero Courier delivery. on Tel:
+44-7005-803-160 . All business is transacted under our Standard Trading
Terms and Conditions a copy of which is available upon request . All
liability for viruses is excluded to the fullest extent permitted by law

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