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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Lottocurierservice Lottocurierservice <lottocurierservice@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 01:45:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT...........


ATTN: NADJA OSTERZER,

COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY TO YOU.WE THE ABOVE MEMEBER OF THE UK LOTTERY COMPANY SERVICES WISH TO TENDER A SINCERE APOLOGISE TO YOU FOR NOT COMMUNICATING WITH YOU EARNLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WHERE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PARTICIPANT IN UK LOTTERY THAT THERE CHEQUE ARE READY FOR THIS BATCH THROUGH THE CURRIER SERVICE COMPANY AND AT THESAME TIME TRYING TO SORT OUT ALL THE WINNING CHEQUE STROK ADDRESS IN OTHER TO AVOID MISTAKE IN THIS BATCH.

HENCE,WE WILL LIKE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR WINNING CHEQUE IS READY FOR THIS BACTH BUT WE WANT TO ALSO USE THIS OPPORTUNITE TO INFORM YOU THAT BEFORE THE WINNING WILL BE DISPATCH TO YOU, PLEASE RECOMFIRE YOUR FISICAL ADDRESS WHERE YOU WILL WANT YOUR WINNING CHEQUE TO BE SENT TO IN OTHER FOR YOU TO RECIEVE IT RIGHT ON TIME, AND ALSO FORWARD TO US YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR ONWARD COMMUNICATION, AND ALSO WE WANT YOU TO BEAR IN MIND THAT YOU WILL SEND TO THIS OFFICE THE SUM OF 300,38POUNDS.THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT POUNDS FOR IMMEDIATE FOR RELISE OF YOUR WINNING CHEQUE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY.

HOWEVER, WE WANT TO SINCERELY APOLOGISE AGAIN FOR THE DELAY, BUT I MOST SAY HERE THAT IT IS FOR THE INTREST OF THE PARTICIPANT WHOM TOOK PART IN THE LOTTERY DRAW IN OTHER NOT TO SEND THERE WINNING DRAW TO ANOTHER PERSON NOW YOU CAN SEE THE REASON WHY THERE IS ALITTLE BIT DELAY IN RELEASING OF YOUR CHEQUE.ALSO I WE LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU IN ADVICE AND I HOPE YOU WILL STILL PAY ANOTHER UK LOTTERY AFTER RECIVING YOUR WINNING CHEQUE CONGRATULATION.SEND THE MONEY TO THE BELOW ADDRESS:

ROSEMARY BEN ,
UK LONDON.

THANKS YOUR FAITHFULLY,
PHILIPS BROWN.
DIRECTOR OF UK LOTTERY COMPANY


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