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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "affidavit " (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!
• 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.
  • +447023051743 (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.
  • airfreightcourierservice@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "AIR FREIGHT COURIER SERVICE" <airfreightcourierservice@Safe-mail.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:22:38 -0500
Subject: COST OF DELIVERY AND OPTION


Unit 11c
Brookfield Industrial Park
Lincoln Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE4 6LA.
Tel: +44-702-305-1743 Company e-mail : airfreightcourierservice@Safe-mail.net


Attention: Tan Paris,

Your particulars have been received in this office.This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Payment Department at the Overseas claims Unit of the Uk National Lottery.Your winning cheque, original copy of your winning certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the United Kingdom government stating that the money was obtained legally through the Uk National Lottery promotion will be sent to you.

Reply with this information's for confirmation and update:










Next Of Kin: .............................................................
Fax Number: ............................................................
Phone number: ........................................................

_______________________________
Description Of Parcel to be delivered
_______________________________
An original certificate of Winning....................0.35kg
Bank Cheque...............................................0.17kg
Total weight of parcel....................................0.52kg
Color of parcel.............................................Brown
Length of Days ..........................................Pending on your choice of delivery


Please find below our charges:

Kindly note that we rate our postage charge depending on the high sensitivity of the package to be delivered.
________________________________
Normal class delivery: in 116 hours
________________________________
(cost of delivery)
Postage: 120.00 pounds
Insurance: 550.00 pounds
Administrative: 80.00 pounds
________________________________


Total 750.00 pounds
________________________________



________________________________
Premium class delivery: 72 hours
________________________________
(cost of delivery)
Postage: 210.00 pounds
Insurance: 550.00 pounds
Administrative: 90.00 pounds
________________________________
Total 850.00 pounds
________________________________


________________________________
First class delivery: 24hours
________________________________
(cost of delivery)
Postage: 300.00 pounds
Insurance 550.00 pounds
Administrative: 150.00 pounds
________________________________
Total 1,000.00 pounds
________________________________

This company decline reverse payment for these charges, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the cheque to you. That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that we/you cannot sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the cheque since payment for insurance cover was not made at point of mailing. With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.

Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is delivered to you. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds

Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs, because you only have 5 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.
Do acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible, so we can proceed with the dispatch of your winning package to your provided residencial address.

Yours In Service,
Mr. Jenkins Lance.

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