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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 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.
  • +447031940055 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • sir_jamesterry@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JAMES TERRY <sir_jamesterry@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 23:11:30 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN CLEARED...CONTACT ICC FOR DELIVERY









Mercedes Benz Automobile
Unit 8 Zodiac Park UB8 2GU Cowley

ATTN: SONI SAGAR P,

Congratulations on behalf of the "UK's Overseas Gambling Board. We do believe that your winnings will be put into good use for community development.
On Behalf of the Screening Committee of "UK's Overseas Gambling Board I wish to formally inform you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Form Matching Test conducted for all on-line winners of your Category at the headquarters of the "UK's Overseas Gambling Board.Hence you are therefore CLEARED and can now claim your winnings


1.) A certified cheque of £ 815,502.00GBP (Eight Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Five Hundred and Two Great British pounds).
2.) A brand new Mercedes C600 2007 Model Saloon Car.
3.) Certificate of Winning.
4.) Authourized Winning documents for the proper clearance of your funds in your country.
5.) All legal paper work for the registeration of your new car which dose not in any way breech the governmental laws of your country.


After due consultations , the Mercedes Benz Promotions Board thought it will be unjust to deny you of the prizes fate has brought you due to your non-residency in the UK hence, the decision to send your prizes to you through our affiliate courier delivery:
1.) Your prizes will be delivered to you through our affiliate courier company situated here in london.

2) If after Seven(7) days of this notification you do not respond by claiming your prizes, it will be considered that you have voluntarily forfeited your prizes thereby, forfeiting all rights to prize claims and the board will terminate and withdraw your ownership of the prizes.

NOTE: I am not in the position to deliver your package to you but i am here to see that your package is been delivered to you safetly and promptly.
REQUIRED ROLE:

You can now contact the Mercedes Benz Automobile Uk affiliated courier firm (INTERCONTINENTAL COURIER COMPANY) for the delivery of your winning package to you with your data's as earlier provided to this office for verification/confirmation of Original Ownership.We shall forward your package to the INTERCONTINENTAL COURIER COMPANY within the next 8hrs,hence your package will be in the custody of INTERCONTINENTAL COURIER COMPANY (ICC).We have contacted the management of ICC and all necessary arrangements will be made on your behalf. Hence you are required to Contact the dispatch manager of INTERCONTINENTAL COURIER COMPANY with your personnal data to verify with the data we provide them, via the email address below so that your winning package can be delivered to you in due time and to avoid double claims as that can make you forfeit your winning.
Kevin Morgan MBA
Email: intercontinentaldelivery@world-courierservice.com


Tel: +44-(7)-031-940-055

+44-(7)-045-700-921

+44-(7)-045-700-923

Fax: +44-(7)-075-158-087

Do not hesitate to contact this office via email if the need arises.You have just seven working days left to complete this transfer or your funds will be automatically withdrawn and returned to us for our upcoming promotion. You are to conclude all negosiations on the shipment of your new car with the courier company within the shortest time possible so as to enable them commence the delivery of your winnings to you.



IMPORTANT NOTICE:

You will be charged the required amount for the shipment of your winnings (Car & Funds) by the courier company on contact with them. This payment will be required by the courier company before they can effect the shipment.

NOTE; Have it in mind that the needed courier charges cannot be deducted from your won prize, this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value . 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.

As soon as a positive contact is made with the courier company, you are to send us a positive correspondence indicating so, this is very necessary to enable the lottery board fully monitor the transfer/shipment process.



MR JAMES TERRY.
sir_jamesterry@hotmail.com
Mercedes Benz Automobile Claims Department, The Mercedes Benz Automobile Company Uk






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