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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.
  • +447011127616 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024080494 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Stefan Kanka" <stefankanka@blida.info>
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 23:01:46 GMT
Subject: You have been officially cleared for payment in our office

OPRAH WINFREY TV GAMESHOW
PROMO OFFICE
213 E. San Antonio
Fredericksburg
78624, TEXAS

Reference number: IPL/4249859609/WP1

Serial Number: 652-662

Batch number AT-040SB06-03

DATE: 14-03-2007

 

 ATTENTION: Winner

   This is confirming receipt of your correspondence and assuring you that in line with our principles of efficiency, transparency and customer satisfaction, you shall be treated with the best possible service within the abilities of this office and in line with company policies.

 

You have been officially cleared for payment in our office. You will find in attached file with this email, The Terms and Conditions and also a Privacy Statement from the OPRAH WINFREY TV GAMESHOW PROMO. You are to abide by all that is writing there.

 

You have been confirmed as a category A winner of the lucky strike OPRAH WINFREY TV GAMESHOW PROMO computer balloting draws. Your claims file has been duly forwarded to this office with specific instructions that we shall be handling the transfer of your prize of 950,000 dollars (Nine Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars) to you.

I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in the lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 50,000 websites on the internet.

A cheque as been issued in your favour based on the informations presented.
A certificate of prize claims and some vital documents will be sent along side your winnings cheque.The documents to be sent are;

1.WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM UK LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTIONS.
2.WINNERS CHEQUE FOR THE VALUE OF 950,000 Dollars
3.CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES(C.S.F.C.);
4.CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS(C.O.F.).

You are required to contact our afiliate courier delivery company immediately with the contact information below for further instructions in regards the delivery of your lottery cheque.

Below is the contact information of the Courier company:

CHESTERPOST COURIER SERVICE

Contact person:Mr Jim Barber
Phone Number:+44-702 408 0494
E-MAIL: customerservice@chesterpostcourierservice.com

WEBSITE:http://www.chesterpost.com
        
      Kindly Reach Mr Jim Barber immediately with the email address below for the delivery of your certified cheque. 
  
   Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from. This is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) 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 misappropriation of funds.Therefore  no deduction can be made from your funds until it gets to you. Its is imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/1068} as the subject of any correspondence with the Courier Service to ensure they respond in a timely manner.

 

Feel free to update me on proceedings of your delivery as soon as you are in contact with the Courier Service. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.And I do hope you will consider me for a little bonus after you have recieved your winnings.

 

Congratulations once again as we remain obliged to be of service to you.

 

 Yours fatefully
 Mr.  Stefan kanka
 Tel: +44 701 112 7616

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