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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.
  • +447024070518 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?rexmcarthy=5Fclaims?= <rexmcarthy_claims@o2.pl>
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:53:40 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?Attention=20Conradina=20Jaggen?=


British Lottery International
Headquarters: 60 Merriman Road Blackheath London SE3 8RZ England.Attention Conradina JaggenThis is to confirm the receipt of your mail, informing us of your lottery winnings notification from the lottery company, however be informed that we will do all within our possible reach to ensure that your prize winnings is been transferred to you without any hitch.Meanwhile do note that all instrument to ensure the transfer of your prize winnings are been put in place to ensure that you receive your winnings as soon as possible. To conclude the transfer of your winnings as been instructed by the lottery company, your are here by obligated to send the information’s stipulated and numbered below and do endeavor to send back the information’s for prompt verification and confirmation.However you are to state how you want your winnings transfer to you either by cheque,so as our partners courier dispatch company can deliver the cheque to you in your country,meanwhile endevour to state your permanent home address for delivery,or if you want your winnings sent to your account in your country do send your account details were you want your funds transfered to via Telegraphic Transfer after which,we shall contact our payee bank along with your bank account details,to effect the transfer of your winnings via telegraphic transfer to your account.All information’s numbered below is required of you by us for ease in our Processing and remittance of your prize winning to your account, 1. Reference and Int'l lottery Code Nos.
2. Your Name:
3. Your Address
4. Marital Status:
5. Occupation:
6. Age:
7. Sex:
8. Nationality:
9. Country of Residence:
10. Brief description of company/ individual
11. Your Telephone and Fax Numbers:
12. Your Email address.
13:STATE WHICH MODE YOU WANT YOUR WINNINGS TRANSFERED TO YOU
OPTION 1 (VIA CHEQUE)
FULL NAMES______________________________
CHEQUE DELIVERING HOUSE ADDRESS_________________________________
============================================================
OPTION 2 (VIA BANK TRANSFER)
BANK NAME__________________________________________
BANK ADDRESS________________________________________
ACCOUNT HOLDER NAME____________________________
ACCOUNT NUMBER____________________________________
SWIFT CODE IF ANY_________________________________
IBAN NUMBER IF ANY________________________________Awaiting your prompt reply along with the filled information’s for easy verification as soon as possible, you can as well call me if need be for urgent issues.Regards
Dr Rex Mcarthy
Tel: +44 702 407 0518

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