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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "money transfer control number" (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. )
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT rate in the UK is 17.5%, check the math)
  • "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!
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447045722986 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ANTHONY WHITE" <tntcourierservicedelivery003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:02:05 +0100 (BST)
Subject: COURIER COST OF DELIVERY/ PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS




TO COURIER SERVICE
27/07/2007
ORDER NUMBER...A562725




COURIER COMPANY





ATTENTON WINNER,
This is to inform you that you have been officially
cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters
of The Free Lotto Sweepstakes Lottery.
The original copy of this certificate from the British
Government stating that the money was obtained legally through
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes Lottery and will be sent to you or your bank
as soon as you meet with any of the options selected and your
winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately.
You can now begin the final step of the claims
process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you either in Cash/Cheque. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.

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

OPTIONS:
Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this
channel listed below:

Option:1
TNT EXPRESS DELIVERY (Overnight)
Mailing...............................£105.00
Insurance.............................£430.00
Vat (5%)..............................£034.75
TOTAL.................................£569.75========$1,125.40 USD
Option:2
TNT PREMIUM SERVICE(2working days)
Mailing &n bsp;.......................£75.00
Insurance.............................£350.00
Vat (5%)..............................£038.95
TOTAL.................................£463.95========$916.50 USD

Option:3
TNT REGULAR SERVICE(4working days)
Mailing ;.............................£60.00
Insurance.............................£300.00
Vat (5%)..............................£019.00
TOTAL.................................£379.00========$749.90 USD




MODE OF PAYMENT

The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.

You are to make the payment for any of the option you have choosen through Western Union Money Transfer office closer to you so as to enable us speedy up the process of delivery after indicating to us the option you prefer. You are to locate the nearest western union agent to you and make the payment in Favour of our Accounts Officer Mr. Kelvin Harry with the Details Below:

RECEIVERS INFORMATIONS

NAME OF RECEIVER: KELVIN HARRY
ADDRESS OF RECEIVER: LINK HOUSE,1C CHURCH STREET
SW1 5TT, LONDON.

You are to send the following information via email as they appear on the western union transfer slip:

1.Name and address of sender
2.Name of reciever
3.Amount sent
4.Money Transfer Control number(MTCN)
5.Test question and answer (if any)

You are to send a copy of the evidence of payment to me and your claims agent as well for confirmation. A Confirmatory Email shall be sent to you Immediately we Confirm your Payment.

As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above charges, we shall dispatch your parcel to you immediately. The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your international passport as identification or your driver's license.

All orders not delivered within Ten (10) working days from this communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.We are glad to be of service to you.

Kindly Note that you are to inform us of the option you have choosen while we await your Evidence of Payment.
Please do call customer line for confirmation.

Phone numbers:
Tel : +44 704 572 2986
Tel : +44 704 570 7775
Tel : +44 704 572 0478



Open 7days-24hrs-365days


Regards,
Mr.Anthony White.
(dispatch officer)
Management


You are wellcome to COURIER SERVICE@



Ruodrik Fied <RuF190@mozartmail.info> wrote:
Dear Sir,

Forgive me but my english is not so totally great.

I might have previously contacted you regarding a personal matter. Would you please read the following email and tell me whether all is in order? I am unconvinced of the next action to take.

Thank you.

Ruodrik Fied

--- Forwarded email ---
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes
PO Box 42 Peterborough=20
PE3 8XH=20
UNITED KINGDOM
Customer Services =20
DEAR WINNER =20
=20
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winn=
er by Verification Department of the FREE LOTTO SWEETSTAKES online Inte=
rnational program.=20
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I am happy to inform you your Original Certificate and your Certified ba=
nk cheque has been fowarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.

TNT COURIER SERVICE=20
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House 1C CHURCH STREET
WHITCHURCH HANTS RG28 7AD ENGLAND.=20
NAME:MR.ANTHONY WHITE dispatch officer
EMAIL: tntcourierservicedelivery003@yahoo.co.uk =20
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Tel : +44 704 572 2986
Tel : +44 704 570 7775
Tel : +44 704 572 0478
Open 7days-24hrs-365days.

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You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address=
for their courier cost.When contacting them you are to include this orde=
r number as your subject.Please you are adviced to write down the order n=
umber and save it.
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ORDER NUMBER:A562725
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Note: you are to Quote your complete names and your direct phone number =
so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations and =
always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.

Regards
Mrs.Caroline Brown


Claims Fiduciary Agent

FREE LOTTO COMPANY.
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Ruodrik Fied wrote: =20
Dear Sir

I apologise but I only learned English in a small provincial college and =
it is not so totally fine.

I might have previously contacted you regarding a personal matter. Would =
you please read the enclosed email and tell me whether all is in order? I=
am perplexed of the next action to take.

Thank you.

Ruodrik Fied

--- Forwarded email ---
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
The Free Lotto Sweepstakes=20
PO Box 42 Peterborough
PE3 8XH
UNITED KINGDOM
=3D20
Ref No: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Batch No:901/00319/HLP
Zonal Draw No: GMLA2-003
Grand Draw No: 12099
=3D20
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We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your selection =
as=3D
one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held re=
c=3D
ently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of =3DC2=3DA3500.=
000.=3D
00 G.B.P . the value of the amount comes to $917 956.00 USD Nine Hundred =
=3D
and Seventeen thousand Nine hundred and fifty-six United States Dollars.
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We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program Launching our model=
c=3D
omputer balloting lottery draws developed and designed to satisfy the cra=
v=3D
ings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery pr=
og=3D
rams. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws payouts to all w=
i=3D
nners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.

After randomly selecting 15 000 participants from an initial database of =
30=3D
0 000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot sys=
te=3D
m from the Middle East Asia Africa Canada Europe USA and South America=3D
as part our International Promotions Program which was conducted in view =
=3D
of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning=
a=3D
ll participants by their respective continents from across the globe we p=
r=3D
oduced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winner=
s =3D
of the Grand Draw In other to claim your =3DC2=3DA3500 000.00 prize you w=
ill h=3D
ave to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and th=
en=3D
you will be inform on how your Cashier's Check for =3DC2=3DA3500 000.00 h=
as al=3D
ready been deposited with your email contact.

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM
=3D20
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
10.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
11. COUNTRY________________________________
=3D20
Please you are adviced to complete the form and send back to us for promp=
t =3D
collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years =
of=3D
age.Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result to disqualification. This E-mail message including
attachments if any is intended for the use of the individual or entity to
which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged=20
proprietary confidential and exempted from disclosure. If you are not the
intended recipient you are notified that any dissemination distribution
or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

Sincerely=20
David Jose.
To file for your claim please contact our fiduciary agent
Mrs.Caroline Brown
Email: caroline_brown2007@yahoo.co.uk





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