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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:
  • "cost of mailing your draft" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "payment for the courier" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031851218 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024053511 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704797735 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704793324 (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.
  • info_qdellcourierservicesltd@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Q-Dell Couriers Services Ltd <info_qdellcourierservicesltd@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:47:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: DELIVERY GUIDELINES(Willmarr Pfeffmann)


Q-dell Couriers Ltd, Corporate Headquarters,LHR/QDell, 91 Station Road,
West Drayton, Middlesex UB7 7LTUnited Kingdom.
Tel:+44-702-405-3511 & +44-703-187-1779
Fax:+44-870-479-7735


NAME: Willmarr Pfeffmann
Country: Germany
DATE: 21/12/2006

Dear Winner,

SUBJECT:DELIVERY GUIDELINES

Compliments of the day to you, note that is going to four days now and your winning parcel has not been delivered to you, be informed that the EEC capital gain tax has been cleared and verified by the lottery board.

Note that the Q-dell couriers delivery guidelines will assist you, in payment of the fee.

Note that your email address was picked through an electronic balloting system with our machine.

the draws was done all over the world with 5 lucky winners from each continent and your email address was found among the winners note that the delivery of your winning parcel depends on you cos the parcel of winnings must be delivered to you before on the 23rd of December failure to do so will be decline and will be returned to the Dispatch Officer.

The original copy of this certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their UK National lotto will be sent to you as soon as you meet with any of the options selected via our courier services.

You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.These options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

Courier/Diplomatic service delivery your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below:

BRONZE DELIVERY
Duration Of delivery: 7 days
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel......................Brown
Mailing; .............................£150.00
Insurance.............................£300.00
Vat (5%)..............................£049.00
TOTAL.................................£499.00

SILVER DELIVERY
Duration Of delivery: 4 days
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel......................Brown
Flight; ..............................£350.00
Insurance.............................£200.00
Vat (5%)..............................£019.00
TOTAL.................................£569.00

GOLD DELIVERY
Duration Of delivery: 2 days
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel......................Brown
Flight; ..............................£480.00
Insurance.............................£550.00
Vat (5%)..............................£019.00
TOTAL.................................£1,049.00


The insurance company declined reverse payment for the courier, stating that it is against their professional policy towards ensuring the safe delivery of the draft & winning documents to you.

That if a reverse payment is made, and something goes wrong, that you can sue the courier company or insurance company to recover the full value of the fund as stipulated in the draft since payment for insurance cover was made at point of mailing.

With the above reason, reverse payment is ruled out.Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us.

After payment you will be required to send by fax/e-mail the receipt of your payment so that the transfer process of your winning can be initiated immediately. Your funds will be in your mailing address within 48 hours after payment of delivery charges.

Note that your funds have been insured and no deductions of any kind can be made on your funds.

Acknowledge receipt of this mail so we can send you information on how to make payment for the required charges and also send you your Tracking Code {TRC} for your delivery package to be delivered to you via our courier services if the courier option is chosen.
Prompt response is required.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ian Dickinson (Dispatch Officer)
E-mail: info_qdellcourierservicesltd@yahoo.co.uk
Tel:+447031851218 & +447031851225
Fax: +448704793324

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