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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "headquater" (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. )
  • "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.
  • +447045705981 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701305709 (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.
  • mail_postcourierservices@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • headquarters_mailpost@deliveryman.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CLAIMS AGENT <consultant_ukagentwhite01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:00:47 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CONTACT WINNINGS DELIVERY COMPANY'S


Dear Winner,

Congratulations from all the staff here in the British lottery department,you have been granted clearification as a winner of the TOYOTA LOTTERY.


Your e-mail address was attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7 , which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version of the national lottery,were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

We have received your filled out informations so to proceed with your claims, you must immediately contact Mr Steve White and Mr Lawrence Fisher of our affiliated security/courier company, MAIL POST COURIER SERVICE. So that arrangements can be made for your cheque and winning documents to be delivered to your door step.This makes the claims process much easier, since a good majority of our overseas winners can't come in person to the lottery headquaters here in England,to collect their winning documents and get paid directly. Do endevour to contact them via email,with the following details:


(1).Your full name
(2).Your address in full
(3).Your phone number
(4).Your Fax number
(5.)Your order number,which is:(O5657543)

Contact details:
MAIL POST COURIER SERVICE
Unit 19, Tideways Industrial Estate,
Kirtling Street,
Vauxhall, London SW8 5BP.
Name of Dispatch Officer: MR STEVE WHITE
Phone: +447045705981,+447045705984
Fax:+44-870-130-5709
Email: mail_postcourierservices@yahoo.com

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THE BRANCH OF OFFICE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CAR SHIPMENT CONTACT IS GIVEN BELOW.

Contact details:
MAIL POST COURIER SHIPMENT SERVICE.
Unit 20, Tideways Industrial Estate,
Kirtling Street,
Vauxhall, London SW8 5BP.
Agent Name: MR LAWRENCE FISHER
Phone:+447045705991
E-mail Address:headquarters_mailpost@deliveryman.com

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Pls note that your informations are held with us with ustmost confidentiality so be rest assured.Attached to this mail is a picture taken of your Toyota Yaris S R 1.8.

Congratulations once again!!

TERRY MORGAN









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