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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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!
• 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.
  • +447045736854 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: TNT SERVICE DELIVERIES <tntdeliveriesworldwide@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:09:34 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INFORMATION



28/07/2007
Reg order #:562725



ATTENTION: Aren Rich,

I want to inform you that you will forfeit your funds to the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION BOARD due to your inability to comply to the instruction giving by the Government to enable us carry out the delivery of your winning package. You are expected to send us a Letter Of Forfeiture via e-mail on or before , 3rd August, 2007, that is if you wish to disclaim your winnings at this point. We have set our legal machinery's in place to avoid our company facing legal actions in future concerning these promotion winnings. See the attachment of the letter from our Legal Department.

This is to enable us have a common ground between you, the insurance firm and the UK national lottery administrative department. As soon as you fill this form, your parcel is now the property of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD under the watchful eyes of the insurance firm.
As you move forward in life learn to make some sacrifices and take some meaningful risk if you truly want to make it in life. For the past decade our courier company have been working hand in hand with UK National Lottery Promotion.

Below is a copy of the form you will have to fill if you are still sceptical about your winnings and if you can not pay the delivery fee.


Thanks for your understanding.

FORFEITING FORM

THAT I,.............................................................HAVE AGREED TO FORFEIT HIS/HER WINNINGS

NAME.......................

ADDRESS.....................

TICKET NUMBER...............

REFERENCE NUMBER.............

BATCH NUMBER....................

REASON................................

ORDER NUMBER...................

As soon as you fill this form, You are to send a copy to the

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD via email to your Fiduciary agent.

We are glad to be of service to you.Thank you.

Yours faithfully,


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

Phone number: +447045736854








TNT COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY






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