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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.

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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Steve Beckam <steve_beckam2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:58:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:CHOOSE YOUR OPTION.


FROM THE DESK OF,
Mr. Steve Beckam
HSBC BANK.
4th September, 2007.

Attn: Ms Becken,

Greetings to you this day and i hope all is well. I have received your mail and the content is well understood by me. As regards the content of your mail, Your winning certificate,cheque and a covering document (Money Laundering protection and Letter of Affidavit for Claims) from the British government, stating that the money was obtained legally through the National Lotto will be transfered directly to your provided bank account. So do not be afraid of any thing there will not be any trouble, all you need to do at the moment is to choose any of the payment option and make the payment so that will can commence on your payment transfer immediately because winners outside the United Kingdom are financially responsible for conveying thier winning via desired option as you will be required to foot the cost of conveyance by the paying bank as this can not be deducted from the Lottery Winnings.This is because, the total amount won has been insured to its real value and as
such cannot be deducted from. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(N) of the National Gambling Act as amended on the 3rd July 1996 by the constitution assembly.
Do choose an of the option and contact us for further instructions.
Endeavour to follow my instructions accordingly,so that your funds will get to you on time, because you have unlimited time left for the cacellation of non claim fund to commence. Your response is needed immediately for us to proceed with the processing of your funds.

In regards to the phone number provided to you please do dial it properly because it is our working phone number that we have been using for other winners contact also i tryed calling your phone number yesterday but there was no response so i think it was due to a low network coverage, so please do let us know when will can contact you on your provided phone number.

I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of the Coca-cola lucky winners in this year lucky dip sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others winners on the internet website on which your email address was sellected along with others as winners. I have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our Database.Your particulars have been documented for record purposes.
You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you by choosen one of the option from the three option of payment from our bank for an immediate transfer.


Once again, Congratulation.

Regards,

Mr. Steve Beckam.

















Tibelda Becken <tibelda.becken_@mozartmail.info> wrote:

My dear friend,

I am thankful for your mail. I found it quite bona fide.

You have my true apologies but I have been very tied up with work issues as I have to complete some double shifts and it is making me fed-up.

Has the transaction continued more?

However, something I read in the news is truly bothering me: what about if things goes haywire for some reason? Can it cause trouble to me? Can you guarantee that this would not be a problem? Do not be distressed. Please believe that I am 100% committed to your fine proposition.

You intrigue me. Can you also tell me, what colour are your eyes? Do you wear spectacles? Also, what religion do you belong to?

As we work now together I send to you in addition my picture on www.mega-stars.biz/images/privat10743.jpg, so now can I see also at a snapshot of you? Please understand that I am a much shy girl but I wish very much to view you, especially at home.

Long ago my auntie told me: Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.

I wish for and expect a helpful reply from you.

yours sincerely,

Ms Becken

PS. You should be aware that the phone number supplied does not work. Please give to me a working number.

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