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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:
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447045706975 (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.
  • wcourier_dispatchunituk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mastercard Promotion <claimsagentwiltord@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 22:14:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ATTN; DEAR WINNER!


Dear MasterCard Winner,



Good day, I am sorry for this belated mail, We discovered some fraudulent act from the Interparcel courier Firm which we earlier assigned contract with in delivery your parcel, this issue was being discover through our investigation department and this case has been in the British High Court for couple of months now, so the British High Court urge the promotion house to stop this claiming process and every transaction as well.



The Interparcel Courier Firm has been suspended till further notice due to their inefficiency to dispose their official duty. This has been noticed in the inefficiency to carry out their company duties, the fundamental policy of British Lottery section which state that any office found doing any criminal act will be suspend till further notice.



Therefore, British High Court urge the management to inform all lucky winners to stop transaction with the Interparcel Courier Firm until it prove itself trust worthy again. Now, you are to forward your contact details and your winning information's to the WORLD COURIER FIRM for Identification and Verification.


You are to contact the courier firm with their contact information below;

WORLD COURIER (U.K.) LTD.
79-80 Blackfriars Road - London England SE1 8HA.
Dispatch Officer: Mr. Garry Lickson.
E-mail Address: wcourier_dispatchunituk@yahoo.co.uk
TELL:+447045706975.


Here you will be meant to settle for the delivery charges which will be afforded by you and I tell you this payment will guarantee your assurance in getting your winning prize without any more problem because you are paying for the Insurance, VAT and also the Administrative charges that cover your funds here in United Kingdom so I will advice you not to be skeptical and proceed with the payment as its an opportunity for you to receive your funds and once you make payment the promotion house will pick out a delegate to follow the courier agent who will help you clear your funds into your account and I assure you that your winning check, will be cleared in two working days as its a cashier check that you can clear in any Bank in the whole world. You have done exactly what is expected from you and you have pass through the verifications but all you need to do now is make payment for require cost of the courier firm service to enable them facilitate the delivery process and I
bet you there will be no more delay in receiving your funds.


The Lottery House has negotiated with this courier firm to reduce their cost of delivery to enable you claim your winning prize, so I advise you strongly to proceed and contact the WORLD COURIER FIRM immediately with their contact which I highlighted above.


Your response to this mail is highly and urgently needed, so that we can proceed with this transaction and shortly all winning files will be closed and I am afraid you will loss your winning check worth of 6.6 Million Pounds as a result of time factor I will advise you act fast in claiming this winning check before its been DISBURSE your funds for our yearly charity programme, so take a wise decission and act fast.


My Regards,

Mr. Holly Wiltord.


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