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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 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:
  • "you are required to pay " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "courier company" (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.
  • +447031942003 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ALEX BUTT <omniexpresscouriers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 22:56:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE:RE:Omni Freight Express Courier (Reg Order No:SH231282 )






OMNI FREIGHT
An International Courier Company
Since 1996 Our Reputation For Services and Savings is Our Most Valued Asset

18th May, 2007
Reg Order No: SH231282
ATTENTION: Ms Makarandlingam,

This E-mail sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the Uk National Lottery International has officially cleared you for payment all you are require to do is to make your choice option for delivery of your winning documents and a scanned copy of your identification document.

Your message was understood and well noted. You should know that you have won yourself a cash prize of £ 600,000.00 (Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling) but I don’t understand why you can't afford the cost of delivery of your winning documents so that you can have access to your winnings. Do remember that as soon as your winning documents get to you, you are to take the International Cashier cheque of £ 600,000.00 GB Pounds Starlings and deposit it into your Bank.

The cost of transferring or delivery of your winning document is a mandatory Administrative Charges that you are required to pay to enable us courier these documents to your destination, hence without this payment for cost of transfer or delivery, our courier company will not commence with the delivery of your winning document.

You should be rest assured that as soon as the payment is made by you, we will commence the delivery of winning document immediately to you at the address provided by you.

In order to make payment to this office, account information of our Account Officer shall be faxed or email to you upon request.

While issuance of your certificate is being processed, you are advice to inform us if you can’t afford to pay for delivery of winning documents so that we can issue out a Disclaimer form of which you are to fill out and return to our office and the Verifications Dept of Uk National Lottery for the next editional draws.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.

Mr. Alex Butt (dispatch officer),
Omni Freight Express Courier
Building 219 Epsom Square,
Hounslow Middlesex, TW6 2DG London.
Tel: +44-703-194-2003
+44-701-421-6687
Fax: +44-709-288-9285
Open 7days-24hrs-365days a year

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CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.

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OMNI FREIGHT COURIER -The Best of British Services
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