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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: international courier service <info_icscourierservice001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:13:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: CLAIMS OPTIONS (welcome to ics courier service)




International Courier Systems{ICS}
Customer/Delivery Services Department
12 Ground Floor,
Amburst Service,
London E8 2BT,
United Kingdom
TEL :+44 704 5724 968
+44 704 5731 354
+44 704 5743 302
+44 704 5743 306
Email: info_icscourierservice001@yahoo.co.uk


Attn:Ellery Wechs

Welcome to INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMS UK,The leader in the delivery service sector here in the UK.We provide our client with wide range of specialised delivery services.The scope of our scheduled route service is unlimited.We are a private courier company that ensures a safe, sound and secure delivery of your parcels, making sure you get them when expected.

Your package containing your cheque of £500,000.00 GBP approximately $1,019,940.45 USD, original copy of your certificate and security documents,have been picked up from the UK National Lottery headquarters and is ready for dispatch.

Your winning cheque is an international certified cheque,which can be cashed in any Bank in the world.

Kindly provide us with the information requested below accurately to help us deliver your package as the information provided will be used to contact you and the address provided is where your winning package will be shipped to.

Contact Name......................................................

Residential Address................................................

City.................................................................

State...............................................................

Postal Code.........................................................

Country.............................................................

Telephone Ext......................................................
Delivery option.(Pick an option Below)............................
Number of Packages: 1 PKT

Package Contents: Cheque, Winning Certificate and Security Documents.

Delivery time :.....................( time of recipient's availability)


You are advised to pick an option from the list below,On acknowledgement of this email, I will furnish you with information on how to make the required payments.


GOLD DELIVERY (24HRS) Mailing £275.00 00.00 Insurance £304.20 00.00 Vat (5%) £048.00 00.00 TOTAL £627.25 00.00


PREMIUM DELIVERY (48 hours)
Mailing £195.00 00.00 Insurance £304.00 00.00 Vat (5%) £037.15 00.00 TOTAL £536.15 00.00


CLASSIC DELIVERY (3DAYS)
Mailing £195.00 00.00 Insurance £304.00 00.00 Vat (5%) £032.75 00.00 TOTAL £531.75 00.00



BANK TRANSFER (48HRS)
Condition: The COT (Cost of transfer) been charged by our transferring bank, which is (£1,500 Pounds) will be paid by you(winner).before your winning fund can be transferred into your account.



If you need a currency converter, click on the link below:
Currency Converter http://www.xe.com

Be informed that we do not operate a cash on delivery service for packages of this nature because of the required insurance.

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 delivery.


ALSO SCAN TO THIS OFFICE YOUR DRIVERS LICENCE FOR IT WILL BE NEEDED UPON DELIVERY.

Thanks for your patronage.

Warm regards,

Churchill Duke.
Client Services Manager.
International Courier Systems.








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