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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (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!

Fraud email example:

From: Office Claim <office.claim@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 08:08:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re:Regard


Dear Winner,

Hello Thanks for your update, We acknowledged your email dated 16/05/2007. Before I go on I will like to clarify you on this exercise by the National Uk lottery compensation/Payment committee. Actually this exercise is carried out every year and the criteria for winning were base on email balloting all over the world. For three years now they have not been able to meet up with winner¢s payment due to the mismanagement of fund by the appointed Zonal Managers.

This exercise is been powered by International Monetary Fund (IMF), after the mismanagement of fund by the zonal coordinators, the uk lottery committee have been able to set up these exercise in order Pay and Compensate beneficiaries. The payment/compensation is $950.000.00 Certified Bank Draft/Cheque, for those their names and email Id appear on our Computer Date Base from the year 2003 to date will be Paid/ Compensated.

You will receive the fund only if your ID was among the list of names that were suppose be compensated from this receiving zone. From the information you send me I have been able to confirm that you are one of the beneficiaries to receive the fund from this zone. I will advice you to back to us as you have clarified. We wish to inform that you are to choose your option of payment. There are three options, and you are expected to choose one from the list available. All beneficiaries fund are written on certified cashier bank cheques/Draft.

OPTIONS

(1). YOU ARE EXPECTED TO COME TO BENIN REPUBLIC HERE IN AFRICA (BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING ZONE) TO RECEIVE YOUR BANK DRAFT/CHEQUE.YOU WILL HAVE TO HANDLE YOUR FLIGHT TICKET.

(2). YOU CAN OPEN A NON RESIDENTIAL DOMICILIARY ACCOUNT HERE, WHERE YOUR DRAFT WILL BE DEPOSITED, IN ORDER TO WIRE THE FUND TO YOU BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTACT THE BANK OFFICIALLY AND DISCUSS THE TRANSFER WITH THEM.YOU WILL NEED AN ATTORNEY WHO WILL SIGN ALL RELATED DOCUMENT TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER WHICH WILL COST YOU $3500. 00

(3). WE CAN SEND YOUR DRAFT VIA A REGISTERED COURIER COMPANY, THAT WILL DELIVER IT TO YOUR POSTAL ADDRESS WITH 48HRS OR 72HRS FROM DISPATCHING TIME.

You are required to handle the shipment charge of your Bank draft to your location. The cost of shipment via registered courier company from our location to yours will cost $350 We are sending the Draft as Birthday card to your location via a registered courier company.

You will need to reconfirm you name and postal address and cell phone number to enable to the courier company deliver it to you. You will receive the bank draft via a registered courier service so that your fund will be guaranteed. Also you will receive the Draft within 48hrs to 72hrs from dispatching time You are expected to get back to us as soon as possible to know your payment option.

Please do not hesitate to call me for any clarification or question (s) you may want to know. Thanks for your cooperation as I look forward to hear from you on your choice of payment.

FROM THE ENTIRE STAFFS OF NATIONAL LOTTERY UK AND ACCESS MANAGEMENT SUPPORT INTITIATIVE CONSULTANT YOU ARE ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATED.

Sincerely,

Mr.Eric Koshy
CONSULTANCY.
Tel:+229 9739 83 70


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