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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)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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!
• 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 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.
  • zausaha@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ZAKIR CHAMBERS USAHA" <zakirschambers@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:09:51 +0700
Subject: RE: ACKNOWLEGEDMENT AND REQUIREMENT FOR CLAIMS.

ZAKIR USAHA {ESQ}.
E.A.A.S ASIAN FIDUCIARY AGENT.
ANSANA BUILDING,6TH FLOOR,No 12
JL PLUIT INDAH RAYA,PLUIT JAKARTA
UTARA 248,JAKARTA INDONESIA.
TEL:+62-85692009662,
E-MAIL:zausaha@hotmail.com

ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER,

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MAIL AND ALSO YOUR CONTACT
DETAILS,THEY ARE WELL NOTED TOGETHER WITH YOUR TICKET NUMBER E.A.A.S
-744-3465 , SERIAL NUMBER 865-773, FILE NUMBER JA1805U-ID. YOU HAVE A GOOD
NEWS, AND THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN SIGNED AND ENDORSED
TO YOUR REAL NAME. PRINT AND FILL THE CERTIFICATE ATTACHED AND SEND IT BACK
IMMEDIATELY.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT:
1. YOUR TICKET NUMBERS ARE QUOTED CORRECTLY BECAUSE EURO-AFRO ASIAN
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AND ITS AFFILIATES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DISQUALIFICATION OR DELAY IN DELIVERY OF WON CHEQUE DUE TO WRONGLY
QUOTED NUMBERS.

2. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CORRECT ADDRESS ARE FORWARDED TO US BECAUSE
ALL WINNERS WILL HAVE THEIR WON CHEQUE DELIEVERED TO THEM IN THEIR GIVEN
ADDRESSES THROUGH INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY SERVICE.

3. YOUR IDENTIFICATION CARD PHOTOCOPY, DRIVING LICENCE PHOTOCOPY,OR
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT PHOTOCOPY, WILL BE NEEDED THROUGH SCAN. THIS IS FOR
PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

4. ALL UNCLAIMED AND UNATTENDED WINNINGS WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
DISQUALIFIED AFTER A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS AND A GRACE PERIOD OF ONE WEEK.

5. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR TICKET NUMBERS HIGHLY
CONFIDENCIAL TO AVOID WRONG CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM.

6. NOTE THAT A FORM WILL BE ATTATCHED TO YOUR CHEQUE, YOU ARE THEREFORE
REQUESTED TO FILL IT CORRECTLY AND RETURN IT VIA THE SAME INTERNATIONAL
DELIVERY SERVICE WHO WILL DELIVER YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU.

7. THOUGH YOU HAVE QUOTED YOUR TICKET NUMBER, PROPER PROTOCOLS HAS
TO BE CARRIED OUT TO PROCESS YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU.

8. PLEASE NOTE THAT CONSULTATION,INSURANCE AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
CHARGES OF US$360 HAS TO BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU.
NOTE THAT THIS CHARGE MUST BE SENT THROUGH BANK TO BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM, TT
PAYMENT SYSTEM,OR WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER. MAKE YOUR PAYMENT
IMMEDIATELY THROUGH ANY OF THE METHODS MENTIONED BELOW TO AVOID LATE
DELIVERY OF YOUR WON CHEQUE TO YOU.

A.WESTERN UNION NAME,MR KUBELL STEWART RODNEY
PLACE . JAKARTA. INDONESIA.

B.BANK TO BANK TRANSFER. LIPPO BANK,BRANCH WAHID HASYIM TANAH ABANG.
ACCOUNT NO. 523 106 126 46.
ACCOUNT NAME. JENNIFER WALEAW.
SWIFT CODE. LIPBIDJA.
JAKARTA,INDONESIA.

SCAN THE PAYMENT SLIP AND SEND TO US THROUGH E-MAIL WHICH WILL BE ATTACHED
IN YOUR FILE HERE IN THE OFFICE.

NOTE: THAT PROPER ADHERANCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND
EFFECTIVE SERVICE, THAT ALL WINNERS ARE LIABLE TO CHARGE PAYMENT. DO NOT
REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR WON CHEQUE,IT WILL NOT
BE HONOURED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS BEEN FULLY SIGNED DIRECTLY FROM
SUBURBAN BANK NEW YORK.

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS,
ZAKIR USAHA {ESQ}
FIDUCIARY AGENT(62-85692009662)

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