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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!
• 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.
  • +447011137024 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Scarlet Courier <scarletcourierdelivery@scarlet-delivery.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 22:21:12 +0000
Subject: I Will Await Your Payment In Your Next Email.


Scarlet Courier LTD.
Head Office & Accounts
658 Ajax Avenue
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 4BG

Branch Tel: +44-701-1137024
Direct Tel: +44-701-1137026
Direct Fax: 00- 44 707 576 7535
Email: scarletcourierdelivery@scarlet-delivery.net

Our Ref#: SLC/CPEL/9876
Your Ref #: TWCL/OBL/I4-X6/00


CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You are welcome to ScarLet Courier LTD Dispatch LTD an affiliate of the Uk National Lottery .We are pleased to be at your service.Scarlet Courier is Regulated and Stipulated by the Finacial Service Authority(FSA),the finacial institutions that Govern all Finacial activities in the United Kingdom.

We Have Received your Email and The Content well Noted as we have Started Packing your Parcel as soon as we Saw your Email.

We request you please send us your alternative mailing address to ensure conformity with our record for immediate dispatch of your parcel.

Please note that P. O. Box Address are NOT ACCEPTABLE for Courier Delivery, Only valid residential/ Office Address are certified ok. is the usual practice of the Delivery Services to conduct a proper cross-examination and verification of all parcels delivered to any customers. You delivery will be made upon fulfillment of the required as contained in this memorandum.

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Your Order Number is ECC/0123723/AQ11WWR. Description of parcel to be delivered:
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An original certificate of weight: ...............0.5g
Bonded Cheque of weight: .........................0.7g
Weight of parcel wrap up: ........................2.5g
Total weight of parcel: ..........................3.7g
Colour of Parcel: ................................Brown
Delivery Duration: ...............................48 hours Hrs (48 hours)

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INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY (INVOICE) FOR YOUR CLAIM
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The charges are a little high because of the insurance cover we have undertaken incase of loss, damage or theft of your highly sensitive document/Parcel We serve all Responsibilities Incase of any eventualities Because the Parcel Will Be Cleared and Registered As soon as we Receive the Payments for the Delivery which will Take 48Hours to Deliver at your Given Address.

For the Prompt Dispatch of your Parcel today you Have to Locate the Nearest WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER AGENT in your Location and Make Payment for your delivery Cost Which is (£420.00 Pounds) as You are to Make Payment to Our account officer Detail Below.

NAME: ROBERT SMITH
ADDRESS: 658 Ajax Avenue Slough Berkshire SL1 4BG UNITED KINGDOM.

After You Have Made The Payment, Western Union Money Transfer Will Issue To You The Payment Slip And Then Send Back To Us Via Email or Fax. Also You Can Send The Following Information via Email as They Appear on the Payment Slip:

1. Name and address of sender
2. Amount sent
3. Control number (MTCN)
4. Country from which payment was made
5. Test question and answer if any.

You will receive a Certified Check and approved Clearance Documents as that is, will take 2working days to deliver to your address that you have provided as we will have to Use any Courier Company to deliver the Parcel to your address.

I Will Await Your Payment In Your Next Email.

Once again, Congratulations


Treat with dispatch,
Yours Faithfully
Robert K Patrick
Account Officer

**ScarLet Courier LTD, Registered in England No 929027. Registered Office:
135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR.
Regulated by the Financial Services Authority

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The information contained in this message is confidential and/or privileged. This message is intended to be read only by the person named above. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly prohibited. If you are not the addressee, (or responsible for delivery of the message to the addressee), please notify the originator by return message and destroy the original message.
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