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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:
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: MAIL POST COURIER SERVICE <mailpostcourierserviceuk@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 07:24:29 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WINNER DISCLAIMERS FORM


Reg order no:757252
ATTENTION:WINNER,

WINNER DISCLAIMERS FORM

Consequently upon your refusal of your winnings and refusal to follow common instructions as regards the delivery or transfer of your winning prize and most especially delay in claims,

be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly two weeks after the receipt of this email. After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.so therefor kindly fill and return the disclaimers form attached below.

I, mr/mrs................................... hereby this day................duely fill this disclaimers form as an evidence of my consent in disclaiming my winnings.

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________

____________________________________________

3.SEX:_______________

4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________

6.OCCUPATION:________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________

9.REF/BATCH NUMBER:____________________

B. DRAW NUMBER:______________

10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________

11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________

12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________

14. STATE:__________________________________

15. COUNTRY________________________________


16.REASONS FOR DISCLAIMING:______________________________

17.DATE_________________________________________________

SIGNATURE____________________________________
winner

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will be able to do all verifications and records towards recycline for next years promo.

Note:That as soon as you fill this disclaiming form your winning prize is automatically a property of the UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Best Regards.
Mr. Jackson Willaims(Dispatch Officer)
mailpost courier service



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