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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "you are required to pay " (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. )
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +447040114893 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: QUEEN PARCEL COURIER LTD <admin@queensparcels.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 12:50:38 +0000
Subject: ATTN:Mr Walt Waech


43 GEORGE STREETLONDONENGLAND. UNITED KINGDOM Phone: +447040114893 +447011127409 +447011127420 ATTN:Mr Walt Waech You are welcome to QUEENS PARCEL Dispatch LTD an affiliate of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY .We are pleased to be at your service. Queens parcel is Regulated and Stipulated by the Financial Service Authority(FSA).,the financial institutions that Govern all Financial activities in the United Kingdom. This office has been Notified by the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY of the amount won with their National lottery in the amount of 3,987,470 pound sterling This means that have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept at the headquarters of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY. The Vet and Tracking of your winnings has begins you are scheduled to be at the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Secretariat Annex, NATIONAL LOTTERY St Peters Yacht Basin, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1HX England For this exercise on or before the 3rd August 2007 you are advise to come with the following:- 1. International passport for signature verification 2. 2 passport photographs Alternatively, the documents could be dispatched to you via courier service (Since you are classified as a non-resident by the British Government). You do the necessary endorsement and send it back through the same courier service. Upon the receipt of the endorsed documents, your fund will be release within 48hours. The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below:OPTION ONE(1)FIRST CLASSONE DAY DELIVERYMailing: £152.00Insurance: £260.05Vat: £ 90.00TOTAL: £502.00Delivery In American Dollars:$989.289 USDPREMIUMTWO DAYS DELIVERYMailing: £150.00Insurance: £250.00Vat: £ 80.55TOTAL: £480.00Delivery In American Dollars:$945.934 USDECONOMYFOUR DAYS DELIVERYMailing: £140.00Insurance: £230.00Vat: £ 70.00TOTAL: £440.00Delivery In American Dollars:$867.106 USD OPTION TWO(2)Hence your winnings can be Transfer to your Bank account.Henced you are required to pay an upfront payment of 640 Pounds for account activation before you funds can be transfer to your nominated Bank account. Note: The charges cannot be deducted from your winnings. This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National Gambling Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds and win and win Situations.Also be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly one 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 to this same email address or that of the fiduciary agent. Regards, Richard WalceQueens Parcel Delivery43 George Street Head OfficeLondon/England/United KingdomTel : +447040114893/447011127409/ +447011127420E Mail :admin@queensparcels.co.uk DisclaimerThe information in this electronic mail message is intended solely for the addressee(s). Access to this electronic mail message by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful

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