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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)
  • "uk national lottery inc." (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "the consignment " (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)
• 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 free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • trans_express_courier@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: AGENT DESMOND HILLS <claimsviadesmond_hills@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 05:36:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Mr Amd Austerhagen...FILL THE APPROPRIATE WINNER'S FORM & CONTACT DELIVERY COMPANY




THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD
HOME OFFICE: 165 FULHAM PALACE RD.
W6 8JB UNITED KINGDOM.(Customer Services)
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458

Mr Amd Austerhagen,

Compliments of the day to you. This is to acknowledge the receipt of your mail in regards the claims process of your funds.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 023-1111-790-458 with Serial number 5073-12 drew the lucky numbers:05-11-12-16-17-45-42 ,and a bonus number of 24 w this lucky number subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.(bonus no.42), You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £215,502 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN THOUSAND,FIVE HUNDRED AND TWO POUNDS STERLING)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £2,801,526 shared amongst the first thirteen(13) lucky winners in this category.

This year's Lottery Program Jackpot is the 5th largest ever in the history of Europe Sweepstakes. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
WINNERS' CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM

FULL NAME...........................................................
WINNING E-MAIL ADDRESS...................................
FULL ADDRESS:....................................................
SEX:......................................................................
AGE......................................................................
OCCUPATION........................................................
TEL.......................................................................
MOBILE.................................................................
COUNTRY................................ .............................

___________________________ ___________________
Date. Signature.


You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash Price to you. With regards to this,you are to contact and comply with delivery department,so that delivery of your Price will be effected.

TRANS EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL COURIER. has been contracted to deliver your winning package to your location. Find below the contact information of our DELIVERY DEPARTMENT in-charge of the delivery of your funds for further instructions on how to send the consignment to your location:

TRANS EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL COURIER.
CONTACT AGENT:- MR STEVE LOWE
EMAIL: trans_express_courier@yahoo.co.uk

Please respond to this email as soon as you receive it.Endeavour to update me on your proceedings with the delivery firm. 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 Price will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the award promotion.

I will require a concise update on proceedings with the firm as soon as you are in contact with them.If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know.And i do hope you will consider me for a little bonus after you have received your winnings.We look forward to a smooth business transaction with you.
Your welfare is our concern!

Warm Regards,
Sir Desmond Hills.
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BOARD/CLAIMS AGENT.



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