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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:
  • "the bmw automobile company" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "clear source of funds certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "certificates of origin of funds" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "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. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • +447011151146 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • stephenroland@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: DAVID COLE <britishcourierdelivery@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:12:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: DELIVERY OPTIONS (IDENTIFICATION CODE: GP-EL/OWN/9876)




BRITISH COURIER DELIVERY(BCD)



Attention: Waren Sommerhagen ,


Welcome to E-Courier Delivery Service, we are pleased to be at your service. With our strong assets base, fast and efficient delivery services over the past decade, we have maintained a good working relationship with the BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.

Last year winner were Mr. Stephen Roland,whose email address is stephenroland@hotmail.com, he was the lucky winner,you can mail him in other to tell you how lucky to are this year and this year you are the lucky winner,we really appreciate been at your service,please co operate with us.

Your Identification Code is (IDENTIFICATION CODE: GP-EL/OWN/9876)

Your prize from the 2007 BMW Automobile Promotions, has been brought to us for delivery to your residence by the Claims Department of the BMW Automobile Company, United Kingdom. The items in our possession for your delivery are:

1. WINNING CERTIFICATE FROM BMW UK LOTTERY PROMOTIONS.
2. A CHEQUE OF FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS
3. CLEAR SOURCE OF FUNDS CERTIFICATES (C.S.F.C.);
4. CERTIFICATES OF ORIGIN OF FUNDS (C.O.F.).


Getting your package across to you is very easy, you are required to follow our guidelines perfectly.


You are to make a choice from the Delivery Options that is most affordable and suitable to you as laid out below. And also make sure you fill your option in the HLP Delivery form provided below:

NOTE:

The options below which are brought before you are to enable you choose the best way you want your prizes to be deliver to you. You are to choose one out of the options and send it back to us,so that we can proceed to the next step. We await your mail and we promise you prizes will be deliver to you as soon as possible.


EXPRESS PARCEL DELIVERY( 24 Hours):
Cost of courier/shipping charges = £150.00
Value Added Tax:£50.00
Custom duties: £23.00
Administrative/company charges:£220.00
Insurance fee:£70.00
Total =£513.00

PREMIUM PARCEL DELIVERY (48 - 72 Hours):
Cost of courier/shipping charges =£130.00
Value Added Tax:£ 50.00
Custom duties:£23.00
Administrative/company charges: £200.00
Insurance fee:£50.00
Total =£453.00

NORMAL DELIVERY (72-96 Hours)
Cost of courier/shipping charges =£110.00
Value Added Tax:£50.00
Custom duties:£23.00
Administrative/company charges:£180.00
Insurance fee:£40.00
Total=£403.00





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Be informed that your package is protected by a HARD COVER INSURANCE POLICY(HCIP), which makes it impossible to deduct the delivery charges before delivery cancommence. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the British National Gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. Due to this fact, you are expected to make the payment before we commence delivery.

You are therefore required to provide us with the following information so we can provide you with our ACCOUNT OFFICERS INFORMATION for delivery payment.



HLP DELIVERY FORM1

RECEIVER'S NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
RECEIVER'S PHONE NO:
DELIVERY OPTION:

Send your response to indicate your collection because you only have 14 working days for you to claim your winnings from our company. If however your winnings is still in our ware house after this period, your cash prize and the car will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be returned to the BMW LOTTERY COMMISSION


Regards,
DAVID COLE
DISPATCH MANAGER

BRITISH COURIER DELIVERY TEAM.
TEL: +447011151146
+447011152825



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