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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:
  • "you are required to pay " (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. )
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +447024017022 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075024251 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Sea-Gate Financial Trust Funds <edwardpatrickoffice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 19:18:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REF No: Uknl/9420X2/68, WELCOME TO E-SECURITY/ FINANCIAL TRUST FUND.



WELCOME TO E-SECURITY/ FINANCIAL TRUST FUND.

AFFILIATE OF UK MEGA MILLION LOTTERY.

Head Office ,Hartland Close
Slough Berkshire
SL1 3XT.
London

Tel:+44 7024017022
Tel:+44 7045736047
Fax:+44-7075024251

Our Ref#: SLC/CPEL/9876
Your Ref #: TXWL/OBL/I4-Z6/00

Attention: Winner

Welcome to E-SECURITY/FINANCIAL TRUST FUND .we the E-Security are regulated by the FINANCIAL SERVICE AUTHORITY (FSA) the financial institution that governs all financial activities in UNITED KINGDOM.


This is to inform you that you are one of the lucky winner in the UK MEGA MILLION LOTTERY and the sum of €450,000.00(FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS) have been release for pay out to winner ().To this options are been given for the release of the funds to winner. for verification purpose and to avoid unwarranted delay for the release of the funds to you , you are to provide a scanned copy of your driver license or international passport as prove of identity.

In the above explanation you are hereby advise to make selection from the below transfer channel the most convinient and affordable one you prefare to get your winning fund transfer.

Note: Your winnings can be transfer to you via Bank using ONLINE BANKING transfer service, also your winnings can be delivered to you using Courier delivery service .instructions for transfer is as follow.

TRANSFER OPTION.

1 . USING LLOYDS BANK TO TRANSFER WINNING FUNDS.



Transfer of winning funds using LLOYD BANK: LLOYD Bank is the Bank incharge of transfer if you are to use Bank to Bank Online transfer service for the transfer of your winnings funds. This Bank is regulated by the (FSA) , in the process of transferring your winning funds you are required to pay for the cost of transfer (C.O.T) which will enable the transfer to be effected .

COST OF TRANSFER:You are required to pay the sum of £ 1,650 (POUNDS) as cost of transfer.

Transfer Charges...............£ 900
Tax....................................£ 600
Vat....................................£ 150

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Total......................£ 1650 (POUNDS)

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2.USING UPS DELIVERY COURIER SERVICE.

Shipment of your winning cheque via UPS DELIVERY SERVICE: UPS delivery company are incharge of delivery of your winning cheque on the basic,that if winners cannot meet with the transfer cost of the Bank they can use the UPS delivery service to ship their winning cheque to them. cost of delivery using UPS is £ 560 (POUNDS)

Mailing.....................................£ 350
Insurance................................£ 120
Vat...........................................£ 90

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Total........................£560(POUNDS)

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In the above do note that family members are not allowed to claim winnings unbehalf of winner 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 and win and win Situations.

NOTE: YOU ARE TO MAKE A SELECTION FROM THE ABOVE LISTED MEANS OF TRANSFER AND SEND IN YOUR OPTION FOR TRANSFER SO YOU CAN PROCEED WITH INSTRUCTION/CLAIMING OF YOUR WINNINGS FUNDS.

Regards,
Mr Edward Patrick,
Funds Release/Transfer Manager.
E-SECURITY FINANCIAL TRUST FUNDS

**e-SECURITY , Registered in England No 929027. Registered Office: 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3UR.
Regulated by the Financial Services Authority



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