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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:
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +447031841490 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • frontierdeliveryservice2@yahoo.co.uk
  • barnesfiducairyunit4@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "BARR.BARNES SMITH" <barnesfiduciaryunit1@gawab.com>
Reply-To: barnesfiducairyunit1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 20:13:22 GMT
Subject: PAYMENT PROCEDURE(UK NATIONAL LOTTERY)

                      

                                        UK NATIONAL  LOTTERY   

 

Attention G.R.Bosman,

 

Your mail has been received.
We the entire staff of the SWEEPSTAKES DRAWS WINNINGS under the UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (sweepstake lottery/award promotion). Congratulate you for being one of our lucky winners in this year lottery promotion stake.
Thanks for your immediate response and information's concerning your winning has been taken to the verification department.

Your have been confirmed for payment,The ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT is to deliver your winning certificate and your winning (money) in cheque to you.You are to contact the packaging department under the care of:

Mrs. Sandra Hanks.
Email:frontierdeliveryservice2@yahoo.co.uk

You are to contact the packaging department with your verification form including your particulars of claim , amount won  and winning numbers included

Remember to keep me updated with proceedings incase you encounter any problem with the courier company.

Once again, congratulations from the entire staff of this organisation.

 

Best regards, 
      

Barr,BARNES SMITH
Phone number:+447031841490
(Mon-Fridays)9:00AM-6:00PM.G.M.T
Fax numbers:+447092872409
Email;barnesfiducairyunit4@yahoo.co.uk
Fiduciary/Claims Agent,
Claims/Verification Department.
UK LOTTERY,
Liver pool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.

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