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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)
  • "barrister" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Mostafa Hamed" <barr_mostafahamed@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:47:47 +1000
Subject: Acknowledgement and Claim Requirements!!!

MENARA ANSANA.
12 JL INDAH RAYA.
JATI NEGARA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA
Tel :+62 21-928-68297
62-85-692-876-942
ATTENTION: LUCKY WINNER

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 481/6601/1T/Z00 . SERIAL NUMBER: 222661 FILE NUMBER: QQYC-GG AND DRAW
LUCKY NUMBER: 2160/0QREALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OFUS$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:

1PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS FOR PROPER
IDENTIFICATION.
2.FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET NUMBER
HIGHLYCONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING. 3. PLEASE NOTE THAT
US$730 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY DOLLARS) HAS TO BE PAID FOR CONSULTATION,
PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE. NOTE
THAT THIS AMOUNT 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 TO THE BELOW WRITTEN
ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

ATTENTION: ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

BANK'S NAME: BCA
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 0650593669
SWIFT CODE: C E N A I D J A
BEN / NAME: RENATA PATRICIA
BRANCH: JL. KELAPA GADING RAYA BLOK L NO.1
JAKARTA INDONESIA

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$730(SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTYDOLLARS) 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 RESULT.

BEST REGARDS,

BARRISTER MOSTAFA HAMED

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