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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!
• 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.
  • +447024578254 (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.
  • ashoky4@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "smith_directorsdesk"<smith_directorsdesk@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:00:26 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CONTACT DELIVERY DEPARTMENT


Dear Ashok Yelmar , How are you doing today? I am in reciept of your mail and i must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this years lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over100.000websites on the internet. Each email address was attached to a ticket number. Your email address(ashoky4@yahoo.com) was selected along with FOUR others as winners.500,000.00 Pounds Sterling (FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file reference number: BTL/4910XI/04This is from a total cash prize of Ten Million, Pounds Sterling shared among the four international winners in first categories. A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent alongside with your winnings cheque.The documents to be sent are;1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ANNUAL PROMOTION PROGRAM .2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF 500,000.00 Pounds
Sterling (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING)3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);4.ANTI-TERRORISM CERTIFICATES(A.T.C); 5.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).Contactoursecurity department with the contact information below for futher instructions on how to send the consignment to yourlocation.Please youshould also send a copy of your verification formdown to the securitycompany to as to authenticate your winnings.Below is the name of the COURIER agent you are to forward your verification form to: CONTACT DELIVERY DEPARTMENT . MR WILLIAM ANDREWS(DELIVERY OFFICER)PHONE+447024578254E-MAIL: courier_deliverydepartment@yahoo.co.ukHaveitin mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from , this isbecausethe total amount has been insured to the real value . This isinaccordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act asadoptedin 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. Thisis to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of
funds. Its is imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATIONNUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/9876}as the subject of any correspondence with thesecurity company to ensure that they respond in a timely manner tohe/she.I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them.If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate tolet me know.REGARDSMR Smith Chuks( CLAIMS OFICER)

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