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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:
  • "account opening fee" (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. )
  • "clearance document" (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. )
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • +447075020632 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011128252 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Butterfield Private Bank <butterfield-@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:04:15 -0400
Subject: Butterfield Private Bank (Mode Of Claim)




Butterfield Private Bank99 Gresham StreetLondon EC2V 7NGDirect Tel: +44 701 112 8252Direct Fax: +4470 7502 0632
Email:
Our Ref#: BFD/ACC/02Your Ref #: BFD/UK/A4-X6/00





Our Ref: NWB/ACC/01Your Ref:NWB/UK/A4-X6/00
You are welcome to Butterfield Private Bank an affiliate of the British International Lottery .We are pleased to be at your service.Butterfield Private Bank is Regulated and Stipulated by the Finacial Service Authority(FSA).,the finacial institutions that Govern all Finacial activities in the United Kingdom.




This office has been Notified by the British International Lottery the amount won with their National Lottery in the amount of 1,000,000 Pounds. This meansthat have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept at the headquarters of the British International Lottery.we are pleased to give you the information On how you Can transfer your winning funds.

In the light of the above explanation you are to choose from the following option which you will like to recieve your funds with as you are to make your prefered and affordable choice from the Four option.

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1) Direct Bank Transfer Option: This is the Direct Bank Transfer that will enable you Receive the sum of money in any account that you will provide for this Company to effect the transfer as it is always done electronically as it will TAKE 3 WORKING DAYS to Reflect In The account that you will provide.

Note you will be required to pay for the Transfer fee which is .

Mailing: £80Insurance: £290.00Vat: £180.00TOTAL: £550.00 Pounds
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2) Account Opening Option: You will have to Open a New Bank account Here and It will be Registered for International Transfer and Note that you Can Make Transfer Online as we have Different Account and Different Cost Of Opening the account .as It will Take 24Hours to get the account Done.

Note you will be required to pay for the Account Opening fee which is.

Mailing: 90.55Insurance: 250.00Vat: 140.00 TOTAL: £480.55 Pounds

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3) Check Transfer Options: You will have to receive a Certified Check and approved Clearance Documents as that is will take TAKE 3 WORKING DAYS to deliver to your address that you will provide as we will have to Use FEDEX COURIER COMPANY to deliver the Parcel to your address.


Note you will be required to pay for the Check Transfer fee which is .

Mailing: 50.00Insurance: 300.00Vat: 200.00 TOTAL: £420.00 Pounds
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4) Home Delivery Option: You will have to Receive the Cash Through a Diplomatic Scarlet Courier Services as we will be Paying Out the Cash and they have the Power to Carry Lump Sum Of Cash so that have that License as they will delivery to you at you House or Office but the Main Problems is that it is very Costly and Have Paper work when they arrive your Address.

Note you will be required to pay for the Home Delivery fee whichis.

Mailing: 50.00Insurance: 200.00Vat: 100.00 TOTAL: £350.00 Pounds
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Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before your prize is transferred to you.Please respond to this email by making a selection from the Four options above.

Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document.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.
Let Us Know the Option that you will want to Use.

Treat with dispatch,Yours FaithfullyDr:Johson WhiteAccount officer

**Butterfield Private Bank, Registered in United KingdomRegistered Office: 99 Gresham Street London EC2V 7NG
Regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

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Confidentiality Note:The information contained in this message is confidential and/or privileged. This message is intended to be read only by the person named above. The unauthorised use, disclosure, copying or alteration of this message is strictly prohibited. If you are not the addressee, (or responsible for delivery of the message to the addressee), please notify the originator by return message and destroy the original message.
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