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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:

• 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.
  • +448700111740 (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.
  • dynaexnetcourier1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: William Mcgill <fudiciaryagentmcgill01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:25:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: {Disarmed} YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED FOR PAYMENT [CONTACT DYNAEXNET COURIER IMMEDIATELY FOR YOUR WINNING}







THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)


REF NO: UKNL-L/200-26937
BATCH: 2007MJL-01


Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have fully been cleared a winner of the BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY 2007 BONUS DESK program. I am happy to inform you that a Certified bank cheque, Original Certificate of winning, has been forwarded to our affiliate COURIER COMPANY DynaEx Express Services.
I would like to inform you that this Courier Company that has been recommended because they can assist you with their correspondence Bank, that is if you will like to receive your funds through Swift Bank Transfer. Ensure you contact the courier company immediately with the contact information that I have provided below;

Find below the details of the COURIER DEPARTMENT:

Mr. Vincent Weaver,
DynaEx Express Services,
658 Ajax Avenue, Slough Berkshire, SL1 4BG, England,
Email: dynaexnetcourier1@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.dynaex.com/
Tel: +44 8700 111 740
Fax: +44 (0) 871 247 1905

You are advised to send the courier company an e-mail with their e-mail address (above) for their courier cost for delivery to your country. When contacting them, you are to include this order number (below) as your subject.
Please you are advised to write down the order number ( DYN2345 )and save it for future reference.

Note: You are to Quote your complete names,Nationality,Home address,, Ref/ Batch Numbers and your direct phone number to enable them honor your letter. Once again I say congratulations. Feel free to inform me with your dealings with the courier department should incase any delay.

Mr: William Mcgill



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