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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • +4407011137710

Fraud email example:

From: Claims Agent <agentalexpeterson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 08:54:09 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} ATTENTION:Adelina Kuhn



National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Adelina Kuhn,

Compliments of the day to you the details you provided in your winning claim form which was made available to us has been attached to other document , and other vital important information regarding your claim.

This means that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept at the headquarters of the UK National Lottery.

The original copy of your certificate, together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through their National Lotto along side with your cheque will be sent to you as soon as you meet with the CRITERIA.

You are to choose your delivery option on how you want to recieve your funds from the options provided below and send us your recieving informations.

Option 1: IF YOU PREFER COURIER TRANSFER BY CHEQUE
Courier of your winning draft to you via FEDEX COURIER COMPANY


Mailing..............................................£155.00
Insurance..........................................£196.00
Vat (5%)...........................................£222.75
TOTAL................................................£573.75

TIME OF DELIVERY................................48HOURS.


Option 2:BANK TRANSFER
The said amount claim £500,000 GBP will be wired to your bank account via swift online bank transfer within 12hrs.

Condition: The cost of COT (Commission Of Transfer) being charged by our transferring bank, which is (i.e £1,500) of the cash being transferred will be paid by you.

Note: That your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you.

This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.

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.


Please respond to this email by making a selection from the two options above. We also receive the attach a scanned Passport for any legally identifying.

The wording of your previous mail was well understood. I want to inform you that the German Money Movement restriction did not have anything to do with you, that why you have to keep everything information/ claims strickly confidential until we are finally through.

Hope you understand my point send your response within the next 24 hours.

Thanks,
Claims Agent,
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Tel: +44 (0) 701 113 7710 +44 (0) 702 406 5648.


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