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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: GLOBAL COURIER SERVICES <trans_globalcourier01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:18:44 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PRICE QUOTATION::::::::: ORDER NUMBER: MO35468UK



Rovex House, Hay Hall Rd. Tyseley,
Birmingham. B11 2AG. England.



ATTENTION: Winner,


PARCEL REGISTRATION CODE:MO35468UK


GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE is a well-established company offering courier and transport services 24 hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. We have a substantial team of couriers available for motorcycle dispatch plus van driver couriers in all size vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for dispatch by road, sea or air.We have extensive UK, European and World connections.

This E-mail sent to you is to inform you that the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of the UK LOTTERY has officially cleared you for payment.The original copy of your certificate together with a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government stating that the money was obtained legally through a registered lottery programmes( UK LOTTERY ) will be couriered to you as soon as you meet with any of the option listed below, your winnings will be transferred to you immediately.

SHIPMENT AND BILLING
The Lottery certified cheque and documents are packaged to be delivered under one way bill by the contracted Courier Company and are categorized as High priority & Express delivery under applicable laws and regulations. This shipment cannot be delivered to PO boxes or postal codes but to Receiver's address. Transit times for delivery of parcels to customers are in working days and are subject to change depending on location of collection and delivery, weight and value. For lightweight shipment, you may be charged for its value as well as dimensional weight rather than its actual weight.

INSURANCE POLICY
This delivery parcel for greater protection has also been insured in accordance with shipping regulations under unlimited liability. This comprehensive cash in transit insurance cover for your consignment has been arranged {for effective and fast customs clearance}.Delivery of parcel/Transfer of winnings commences {2-3 days} after payment covering delivery charges is made.

ITEM ORDER NUMBER
Order number for Lottery prize parcel: {ORDER NUMBER:MO35468UK} you will be asked to give your order number before signing for any document at the arrival of your parcel at your assigned destination. You are hereby advised to keep your order number confidential as this company will not be liable for any uncertainty whatsoever bearing the misconduct on the path of the customer.


PRICE INDEX OF ITEMS
Prices quoted indicate the Air Express services available from the UK to your destination country for the selected shipment type. The actual availability of services is determined by destination area code or city name, and subject to commodity and value restrictions for dutiable shipments.

Whosoever must present the delivery officer identification card regarding to the above names mention. There after you will be given a tracking number to monitor your good on line.You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, find below options open to you; you are required to select the more convenient.

FULL NAMES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

CONTACT ADDRESS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

COUNTRY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

TEL/FAX NUMBERS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

SEX,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:


OPTION ONE (SAME DAY DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost.............£380.00
Insurance....................................... .£550.00
Administrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£955.00GBP
Length of Days...............................24Hrs
Order Number.........................MO35468UK


OPTION TWO (2-3 DAYS DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost............ £310.00
Insurance........................................£440.00
Admin istrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£775.00
Length of Days...........................Two-Three Days
Order Number..........................MO35468UK


OPTION THREE (3-4 DAYS DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost............ £240.00
Insurance........................................£330.00
Admin istrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£595.00
Length of Days...........................Three-Four Days
Order Number..........................MO35468UK


Please note that the charges are best substantial because of the insurance cover we have undertaken incase of loss, damage or package breakage of your high priority document. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.


The International money transfer company, Western Union Money Transfer have been choosen as method of payments for customers, you are to make payment through any regional office close to you. This payment method was adopted to ameliorate and speed up the process of payment and delivery because of its wide network of operation.

Important Note: That your courier charges cannot be deducted from your Winnings due to Article 1186 section 45 subsection 2.3 of Constitution of the United Kingdom as relates to Financial and freight matters, which are duly codified in the United Kingdom law.


Please respond to this email by making a selection from the options above. Also 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.

Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24hrs to this same email address.

We are glad to be of service to you.

Best regards,
MR. Williams Anderson
(DISPATCH OFFICER).


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