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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447040101161 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709503299 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442070600938
• 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.
  • interparcelcourierservice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERPARCEL COURIER SERVICES <interparcelcourierservice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 07:06:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Customer Urgent Attention Needed


INTERPARCEL,UK $ INTERNATIONAL COURIER SERVICES
Interparcel Ltd Smallmead House
Horley Surrey RH6 9AX
Director: Mr. Quantus Park
Phone: +442070600938, +44-7040101161
Fax: +44-8709503299
E-mail: interparcelcourierservice@yahoo.co.uk


Dear Customer,


Thanks for the mail; I do understand how you feel, due to the present situation of so many things going on, on the internet, due to the increase in the rate of internet scams, Identity theft and hackers it really calls for skepticism, but We assure you that all is well, We do not know what exactly you want from us to clear all doubt, but if it will please you, We can ask the company's Attorney make out a letter of Guarantee for you to assure and to Guarantee and if necessary send you a copy of your winning certificate.


We understand how difficult it is to trust anything on the internet, since we have not had any business in the past neither any connections before now but We give you our words, Personally, I Mr. Quantus Park, am a happily married man with two kids and a lovely wife well paid. I have worked for Interparcelcourierservice for 15 years; I can not and will not destroy what I have build for 15 years, as a God fearing Man I will not betray you I will not show you the wrong thing. I was in the office when an agent of the MasterCard/Microsoft Mega Jackpot, brought in your check of £6.6, million pounds, that you wish to have a deliver a parcel and we told him of all the principles and guidelines delivery the said amount and he said you have been informed already, so I was wondering when you were asking to many questions, so I believed it was due to the amount required to delivered that kind of amount so, I personally called for a meeting with the Board of Directors barclays bank
which led to the other meeting that finalized the reduction of the delivery charges.


Besides that, I personally give you my words and I assure you all is well. Take my words. We also understand that the charges for the delivery is on the high side so we had a meeting with the Barclays Bank MasterCard/Microsoft Mega Jackpot and they have agreed to pay half (£214.99) pounds so you are just to pay £214.99 pounds for the delivery charges, I believe with this you are happy and will not waste any more time to proceed. Once again I give you my words that all is well and please, clear all doubt, give us the benefit of doubt.


We know how it looks like, but this Courier firm is not joking we have the Master Card Prize of 6.6 million pounds in our possession ready for delivery once we get the £214.99 pounds, we will make the delivery immediately. Do have it in mind that all international delivery take's Two (2) to three (3) working days and we guarantee you that within the above mentioned date your funds will be in your doorstep. If you still have the doubt,try understand that I do not want us to return these funds back to the lottery house. Why not have a re-think that if we were a scam, why would we be bothering you when, there are so many people out there. Do have a re-think. We do need your trust and your co-operation and we will make this delivery work out.


Also and note very importantly: if you feel this is a scam and do not want to claim your winnings, do us a favor by not writing back or just simply state your disinterest and we will leave you alone. It is for your own best interest we held this Promotion and nothing more.


Below are their contact details:


INTERPARCEL, UK $ INTERNATIONAL COURIER SERVICES
Inter Parcel Courier Services
East Midway, London Branch
Interparcel Ltd Smallmead House
Horley Surrey RH6 9AX
Handling Courier Officer:Mr. Quantus Park
E-mail:interparcelcourierservice@yahoo.co.uk

Best Regards,
Mr. Quantus Park



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