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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447045716125 (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.
  • claims_courierdelivery01@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ERIC WHITE <claims_001@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 08:42:42 -0400
Subject: YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT COURIER COMPANY FOR YOUR DELIVERY



175 WOODHILL ROAD, BULKYARD, LONDON,UNITED KINGDOMFROM: THE DESK OF THE CYBER ANALYST,INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZEAWARD DEPARTMENT. Dear Winner,
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the EUROMILLIONS INTERNATIONAL on line program. I am happy to inform you, your Original Certificate and your won prize has been forwarded to the courier company.
Find below the details of the courier company.
Interworld Forwarding Services Ltd @
ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:2 Haydons Road,LONDON SW1 91HL UNITED KINGDOM.
NAME: MR.JOHN BROWN(dispatch officer)
EMAIL: claims_courierdelivery01@hotmail.com
Phone Number: +44-704 571 6125Open 7days-24hrs-365days.
When contacting the courier company,you are required to provide them with the following details:
Full Names:.................................
Complete Address : .....................
Telephone Number : .....................
Country /Nationality :...................
You are advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost.When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are advised to write down the order number and save it. REFERENCE NUMBER: EU/9420X2/68
Note: you are to Quote your complete names, and your direct phone number so that they can honor your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.
Thanks,Claims Agent
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