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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:
  • "sent to you via courier service" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• 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.
  • +447045705615 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: ACCE FINANCE & LOANS <admin@acce-financeloan.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 02:38:45 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Requirements.


Dear Winner,
I acknowledge receipt of your mail. This is also to give you a brief information as to how you emerged a winner in STARLINK PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY draws.

The third category of STARLINK PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY draws is a promotional one, where participants do not have to buy tickets to formally enter into the draws. About 5,000,000 names were selected randomly by a computer ballot system and entered into the draws. Consequently, at the end of the draws, you emerged a winner in this category. This entitles you to a cash prize of GBP 2,000,000. Congratulations to you once more.
Acting on the instructions in your claims file with the below Lotto payment order:
(i) Winning numbers:9,16,44,59,60,77
(ii) Serial number: 3-56-800
(iii) Lotto batch number: LM-111
(iv) Reference number: XLM-003-1

I wish to inform you that payment of your Lottery Claims amo unting to GBP 2,000,000 being prize money from STARLINK PROMOTIONAL LOTTERY 3rd Category draws has been certified by all authorities involved. You are required to fill a "Claim Form" with all necessary details.

After download, print, fill, and send to us either by Fax or as an email attachment. You will also be required to pay a fee of ,GBP 2,550.00 (Two thousand five hundred and fifty Great Britain Pounds), or its equivalent in your local currency.
This payment is to cover transfer charges, administrative cost, Insurance of vital documents like prize claim certificate and other transfer documents, that will be sent to you via Courier service immediately transfer of your winnings is effected. Note that your total prize claim of GBP 2,000,000 has been insured to the real value and it is against the Gambling Commission rules here in Britain to deduct the above fees from the prize money for any reason whatsoever.

You are required to respond and act without delay to all instructions provided above to ensure a glitch free claims process that will facilitate the transfer of your prize money. Note that your winnings will be transferred to your stipulated Bank account within 24hours after receipt of all requirements. I shall send you remittance instruction for the required fee, when I receive your filled claims form. Congratulations once more.

Mr. Roland Stuttford.
Claims Department Manager
ACCE FINANCE & LOAN.
Email: admin@acce-financeloan.net
Tel: +44 7045705615
+44 7045705617
Fax: +44 7005938335
+44 2076917543
Mon - Friday( 8Hrs Gmt to 18HrsGmt) Sat ( 8Hrs Gmt to 12HrsGmt)

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