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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:
  • "insurance fee " (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447040119954 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sweepsstake Remittance Department" <paymentcenter@sweepsinternational-awardorganization.org>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 19:08:11 +0000
Subject: Insurance coverage

Sweep stake Lottery

Affiliate of International Lottery organization.
Registered office address:
P.M Services. 145-157 St John Street. London EC1 V4Y

Tel: +44 7040119954
Fax: +44 7092865443

 

Attention: Alfleda Freeman

 

Ref No: DD/SWL/CHQ/48857/0X5/05

 

Your agent forwarded your information to us for the delivery of the certified cashier's cheque for your prize payment to you.

 

Our paying bank has issued the certified cashier's cheque of $3.5M Dollars,  only in your name. The cheque has to be insured by our insurer before delivery.

 

In line with the international lottery security guideline, we do not dispatch cheques for prize payment without an insurance coverage, which is automatically a surety bond that protects the delivery of the cheque against interception or theft.

 

Before the certified cashier's cheque for your prize payment will be delivered , you must obtain an insurance cover on your prize payment. This is the terms of service in line with the international lottery organization guideline, to avoid fund mishap.

 

The insurance coverage and delivery fee is £973.622 pound starling and its equivalent to US dollars is $1,720 One thousand seven hundred and tweenty U.S Dollars only. You are further advised to send this money immediately through western union money transfer to the casheir's name William Hunt, P.M Services. 145-157 St John Street. London EC1 V4Y England for accountability so that we proceed and obtain the insurance coverage,before date line to avoid forfeiture, as the Sweep Stake Lottery is rounding off payment for this quarter.

 

Proceed with the directives and send the insurance fee to enable our insurer insure and deliver the cheque to you. Hard copy of your award-winning certificate and certified cashier's cheque for your prize payment will be sent to you immediately you obtain the insurance coverage and it will take 72 hours for the certified cashier's cheque and winning documents to get to you, immediately the cheque is insured.

 

Immediately the money is sent, send to us the confirmation.

 

Note: You have to present your ID and copy of the payment slip for the insurance coverage at the point of receiving the certified cashier's cheque for maximum security and definite identification.

 

Waiting for your reply

Mr. Brian Hill

Chief Accounts Adviser

 

SWEEPSSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PRIZE CASH

                                           

 

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