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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "payment for the courier" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • +447040122582 (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.
  • flippostexpress@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SHAWN JANET <enquiry_claims_sweepstakespromo@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 23:44:06 +1000 (EST)
Subject: RE:YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY



National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
RefUK/9420X2/05
Batch:074/05/ZY369

ATTENTION:MR BRAUNER,



CONGRATULATIONS!!!

This is to inform you that you have been cleared as a winner of
the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your mode of prize collection to the courier company.Find below the details of the courier company.

CONTACT FLIPPOST WORLDWIDE EXPRESS

FLIPPOST WORLDWIDE EXPRESS COMPANY
BR30-36 NEW PORT,CARDIFF
BRCF24 ODE,
BR UNITED KINGDOM
NAME:MR FRANK GOODMAN (dispatch officer)
EMAIL:flippostexpress@yahoo.com.au,

HOTLINES:+447040122582
+447040122909

You are adviced to e-mail the courier company at this e-mail address for their courier cost. When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.

ORDER NUMBER:S657252
DRAW NO....................
FULL NAMES.................
AMOUNT WON..........

Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me on your dealings with the courier company.

yours faithfully
Janet Shawn

NB: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR FUNDS








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