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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)
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barr." (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 hamza ahmed" <barristermoh_hamza2006@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:04:07 +0100
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT/WINNERRS AWARD CERTIFICATE

FROM.BARRISTER AHMED HAMZA
FUDICIARY AGENT EURO-AFRO ASIAN
SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
OFFICE +62 2198767687
+62 2130679601
MOBILE: 62- 8170821362
OFFICE ADDR: NO17/18 GATOT SOEBROTO RAYA.
2ND FLOOR NO. 13 ANDRIANO BUILDING.
JAKARTA INDONESIA

ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE A GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS TICKET
NUMBER5777443925L77 REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF US$250,000.00
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 3RD 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:

1.PHOTOCOPY 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$700 (SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS) HAS TO BE
PAID FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA US$85
(EIGHTY FIVE DOLLARS) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.

TOTAL CHARGES OF US$785 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS) ONLY 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:

ATTENTION:ACCOUNT DETAILS
PAY VIA TELEX TRANSFER
BANK NAME: BCA [BANK CENTRAL ASIA]
A/C NUMBER: 0751374061.
SWIFT CODE: CENAIDJA
BENEFICIARY NAME: MARIYATI MONA.
ADDRESS: KCP SABANG JAKARTA -PUSAT,
INDONESIA


AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$785 (SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE
DOLLARS) PLEASE SCAN 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 COMFIRMED.

PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD MAXIMUM AND
EFFECTIVE SERVICE.

BEST REGARDS,

BARR. AHMED HAMZA ESQ.

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