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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "clearance certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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. )
• 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: TNT SERVICE DELIVERIES <tntdeliveriesworldwide@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:15:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE:{Spam?} Select A Service Option For Your Parcel




12/07/2007
Reg order #:562725
ATTENTION: Aren Rich,

My office has just acknowledged the receipt of your email. The UK National Lottery Board is a Noble Organization, and has never and will never be involved in any scam/spam. The organization is aware of the high level of scam on the internet, so they take every precautionary measures possible towards making sure that their winners receive their winnings within the shortest possible time, and via the safest means. This is why they employed the service of this reliable courier company in delivering winning parcel to winners. The UK Lottery Foundation has positively affected different people in all spheres of live. They have affiliates all over the world especially India. But their cooperate headquarters is in London, United Kingdom. Below, are some of the extracts from their affiliate firms and awards given to people.

http://www.eff.org/awards/coop.html
http://www.primepointfoundation.org/IndiaVisionAwards_AwardsPresentation.htm


Previous winners of their draws had the same problem over the years, so we have included the use of a high British International Security, which also carries an insurance policy, by prompting winners to obtain a Drug/Anti-Terrorist Clearance Certificate to cover their winnings. This will then serve as a check on the usage of such funds for carrying out nefarious acts like terrorism, drug trafficking, etc. The links below will give you an indepth knowledge of the bomb blast in London.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4661059.stm
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/07/07/london.timeline/
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/050707/325/fmtwn.html
http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1188265,00.html

It is possible the case you mentioned might have be related to one of those internet scam. But never worry again because you are now eligible to benefit from the Uk National On-line Lottery. Your parcel has long been deposited in our secured warehouse waiting your claims.
It is expected that you understand the fact that the UK National Lottery is not basically same as every other lottery. You should count yourself very lucky. I advice that you follow the necessary procedures to enable the quick transfer of your winnings to you i.e select a service option for the delivery of your parcel. Note that all delivery charges are in the Great British Pounds. You will be notified the mode of payment as soon as you do this.

Lastly, if you are in doubt, write an official email to this office forfeiting your winnings. So that we can return your parcel to the Lottery board. This will then make the Board of Directors of the UK National Lottery re-stake your winnings for the next edition of their E-lottery promotions, according to the UK Lottery Acts 249(n) of 1972 amended in July, 1996 .

Looking forward to hearing from you.



Regards
Mr. Ken Bill (Dispatch officer)
TNT COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY.






TNT COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY



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