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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "insurance fee " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT is 17.5% in the UK but 5% in Nigeria)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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.
  • +447045723856 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: delievery service <info7_021couriercompany@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 00:39:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DELIVERY INFORMATION ::::: 021 Courier services





021 Express Courier
Holly Lane Atherstone
Warwickshire CV9 2RY,
United Kingdom
Tel:+44 704 572 3856



NAME ON PARCEL: Adalicia Deckermacher.
DATE: 11-05-2007.


TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Dear Customer,

Welcome to 021 Courier services where your entire shipping problem is made easy you should expect a faster, more convenient and environmentally friendly way to ship international. I am David Smith the dispatch officer whom will be guiding you with the shipment procedures of your lottery winnings and be rest assured of a friendly transaction process.

The below stated items are available inside your parcel which has been officially handed over to us by UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Promotion Department for onward delivery to you personally and it will be dispatched Via UPS AIR SURE delivery channel once you meet up with our payment requirements.

LIST OF PACKAGE CONTENT.

I. A Bonded draft Cheque of £480,152.00GBP.
II. A certified lottery winning certificate.
III. An Endorsed Affidavit of claims eligibility

To enable us dispatch your package via UPS express 48Hours delivery system kindly see below for the charges required including insurance fee added.


UPS CHARGES
Max Delivery Duration 48hrs
Mailing /freight cost £180.10
Fuel surcharge £25.00
Insurance £150.98
Vat (5%) £54.80
TOTAL £410.88 GBP.


PAYMENT TERMS: We will not accept cash upon delivery proposal (COD) for such package; UPS Air sure charge for onward delivery must be paid through our choice of service to our office as instructed within a period of five working days after the receipt of this mail so do make urgent contact with me upon receipt of this mail so as to provide you with the payments details required to forward the above stated Cost of delivery please note.

Finally upon receipt of full payment , your package shall be dispatched via UPS AIR SURE Express delivery system, as soon as we complete the shipment process an original scanned copy of your parcel shipment dispatch slip issued by UPS and the tracking number of the shipment will be sent to you for your verification.

Note: This means that the stated above charges cannot be deducted from your Draft Cheque and hence must be provided by you before we can commence shipment and haven read and understood the content of this mail and agree to our shipment terms respond immediately so as to provide you with the payment details required for the delivery cost remittance.

Congratulations once again and thanks for written to us our interest is to satisfy your needs and that of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY the sponsors of this promotion.

Yours in service,
Mr. David Smith.
Dispatch officer 021 Courier.
Tell: +44 704 572 3856







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