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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
• 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.
  • +447024321234 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704787334 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: BALL POWER <powerball_documentlist2006@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:23:13 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PAYMENT PROCEDURE











POWERBALL LOTTO. Bv
POWERBALL LOTTO -wheel E-game 2006,

Date:20th DECEMBER 2006
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Dear Consolation Prize Winner,

PAYMENT APPROVAL
Dear Nadine Kaestler,
I recieved your mail and I do understand that you do not understand English as a First Language.

You are to choose between our variouse options of payment to enable us process your claim and send your Money to you in a short while.
These are the Two options you are to choose from:

OPTION 1. COURIER DELIVERY..
OPTION 2. BANK TRANSFER..

COURIER DELIVERY.
To transfer your funds within the Uk using the Courier delivery service,we charge 399GBP and delivery will be effected within 24hours.

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
We charge a minimum of 1,500pounds for international delivery.Delivery will be effected to the address stated to circumvent the misappropriation of claims.
Please find below the break down of delivery charges using the courier delivery services for international delivery.

MAILWAY DELIVERY(2 Working Days)
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel....................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel.............................Brown
Mailing...................................110.00pounds
Insurance...............................135.00pounds
Vat (5%)................................200.00pounds
TOTAL.................................445.00pounds

MAILWAY DELIVERY(4 Working Days)
An original certificate of weight.....0.9Gramms
Total weight of parcel....................0.9Gramms
Colour of parcel.............................Brown
Mailing............................................110.00pounds
Insurance........................................119.00pounds
Vat (5%)..........................................100.00pounds
TOTAL............................................319.00pounds




BANK TRANSFER OPTION:
If you prefer using this option to recieve your prize then you are hereby advised to contact our affliate bank forex transfer manager with a copy of this message Mr Winston Reeves with the contact information given below.

NETWEST BANK PLC (UK)
190 - 194 Main Street
M187AQ Manchester UK
Phone:+44 702 432 1234.
Fax: +44 870 478 7334



Your prize money is protected by a hard cover insurance policy(GEOTRUST), which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the prize money with or without the consent of the beneficiary. This is in accordance with section (13) 1n 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 misappropration of funds.Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one week after the receipt of this email. After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re-used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.

You are to confirm the receipt of this mail by picking either the Bank transfer option or the courier delivery option to enable us furnish you with payment instructions on how to make your payments for your delivery to commence and please note that processing payment for either the bank transfer or courier delivery must be received and confirmed before we begin the processing of funds delivery.

We await your urgent response to enable us furnish you with further instruction.

Congratulations once again.
Regards,
MRS MARIA COLE
Dispatch officer
POWERBALL PAYMENTCENTRE
TEL: +44 704-570-1092
TEL +44 704-570-1092
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year


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