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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:
  • "international delivery charge" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
• MoneyGram money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. Along with Western Union it is a preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister muhammedibrohim" <barrister_muhammedibrohim@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 04:17:15 +0000
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS

BARRISTER MUHAMMED IBROHIM

MENARA ANSANA.
12 JL INDAH RAYA.
JATI NEGARA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA
Tel :+62 21 92825885


ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE A GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS : TICKET
NUMBER:
OBR 577-744-3465-E77, SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662, FILE NUMBER: FA13O5U-ID,
AND
DRAW LUCKY NUMBER: 7181813-05.REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF US$250,000.00
(TWO
HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DETAILS HAS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH US,YOUR WON
CHEQUE
WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS AS
GIVEN.PLEASE
FILL THE ATTACHED WINNER'S CERTIFICATE CORRECTLY AND KEEP IT FOR
YOURSELF,
IT IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AS THE COPY IS WITH US.

YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOU, AS SOON AS YOU
PAY
THE OFFICIAL CHARGES FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE,
AND
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER CHARGE.

CLAIM PROCESS REQUIREMENTS:

1. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS
FOR
PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

2. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET
NUMBER
HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.

3. PLEASE NOTE THAT US$620 (SIX HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS) HAS TO BE
PAID
FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA US$55 (FIFTY
FIVE
DOLLARS) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.

TOTAL CHARGES OF US$675 (SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS) ONLY HAS
TO
BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL UNIT OF
COURIER
SERVICE.

PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON
CHEQUE, IT WILL NOT BE HONORED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN FULLY
SIGNED DIRECTLY FROM SUBURBAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK.

BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION:

THE CHARGE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER,
THROUGH
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER, OR THROUGH MONEY GRAM TRANSFER.

ATTENTION:

IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER, IT
SHOULD BE MADE TO THE NAME OF THE ACCOUNTANT TO THE DETAILS BELOW.

BANK'S NAME :...............BANK CENTRAL ASIA (BCA)
ACCOUNT NUMBER:........8780123151
SWIFT CODE:.................C E N A I D J A
BEN / NAME:..................FEBRINA CAROLINA
BRANCH:.......................JL.CIKINI RAYA NO.58
JAKARTA INDONESIA.


IF YOU WISH TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER
OR
MONEY GRAM TRANSFER, IT SHOULD BE MADE TO THE DETAILS BELOW:

NAME:........PATRICK .D. BESTMAN
CITY:.........JAKARTA
COUNTRY:..INDONESIA

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$675 (SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE
DOLLARS)
PLEASE SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION.YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL
BE
ENDORSED TO YOUR REAL NAME AND DELIVERED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOUR CHARGE
PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED.

PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND
EFFECTIVE SERVICE THAT ALL WINNERS ARE TO

BEST REGARDS,

BARR. MUHAMMED IBROHIM

_________________________________________________________________
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