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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "cost of mailing your draft" (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. )
  • "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. )
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • chasecourierservice001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHASE COURIER <chasecourierservice001@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: chasecourierservice2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:42:02 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WELCOME TO CHASE COURIER COMPANY


CHASE COURIERS LIMITED
(GLOBAL DIPLOMATIC DELIVERY)
12 Trans Drive, London,SE181ZX,United Kingdom

Email: chasecourierservice001@yahoo.co.uk


ATTENTION: Ms Tibelda Becken




Welcome to CHASE Courier Services Limited, where your satisfaction and safe delivery of your parcels is our main priority. We assure you of the safest delivery at the appropriate time. Our services are the best you can ever get.

The original copy of this certificate and your cheque from the MSW lottery Promotion Board stating that the money was obtained legally through their draw, winnings will be sent to you as soon as you meet with any of the option selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately depending on which ever way you want it.

We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24hour a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. We have a substantial team of couriers available for motorcycle despatch plus van driver couriers in all size vehicles from small vans up to 7.5 tonne and international couriers for despatch by road, sea or air.

I will advise you make the choice now and if you want your winning to be couriered to your address, you should choose the payment/billing option that suits your financial status so that payment can be effected immediately and your parcel will be sent to you without any further waste of time.

Your Order number is MS/35468/TOK. Description of parcel to be delivered:

An original certificate of weight :-------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight :-------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel :-------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel :-------------Brown
Length of days :-------------Sameday/ 3-4days/ 6-7days

Ownership Destination:

Name: Ms Tibelda Becken

Address: Dinter Weg 56
Sonnenberg
46732
Deutschland

Phone Number: +49-172-3645337

You are to please confirm your alternative mailing address to enable us dispatch your parcel immediately. Note that we also do not deliver to P.O. Box address or street corners but to your residence. It is the usual practice of our organisation to conduct a proper verification of all parcels that we are to deliver to ensure that they are valid. Be rest assured that your check has been confirmed valid and true and delivery will be made once you have met the necessary requirements.

You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you. With regards to this, you are required to select the most convenient of the methods below

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below and note that you are to take care of the charges in other to recieve your delivery:

OPTIONS:
Below are three (3) categories of the mandatory administrative charges that you are required to pay to enable us courier your certified bank cheque to you. You are to make a choice of the category that suits you:

OPTION ONE (SAME DAY DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost.............£280.00
Insurance....................................... .£650.00
Administrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£955.00 GBP
Length of Days...............................24Hrs(Same day)
Order Number.........................MS/35468/TOK

OPTION TWO (2-3 DAYS DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost............ £210.00
Insurance........................................£440.00
Admin istrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£675.00 GBP
Length of Days...........................Two-Three Days
Order Number.......................... MS/35468/TOK


OPTION THREE (3-4 DAYS DELIVERY)

Handling & Delivery Cost............ £140.00
Insurance........................................£330.00
Admin istrative Charges.................£025.00
Total Cost.......................................£495.00 GBP
Length of Days...........................Three-Four Days
Order Number..........................MS/35468/TOK

Furthermore,Please note that the charges are best substantial because of the insurance cover we have undertaken incase of loss, damage or package breakage of your high priority document. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.

Forward the cost of mailing your draft with any of the courier channel cost you choose above to us. You are to choose the payment option that suits to immediately and get back to us so that the payment details will be given to you for payment for your delivery to be made as soon as possible.

The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. It will take twenty-four hours to get your parcel delivered to you. You will be required to sign for the parcel and to do this, you will need either your international passport as identification or your driver's licence.

Be advised that all orders not delivered within Five(5) working days from this communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address.Attached to this mail is a scanned copy of my identity.

TERMS AND CONDITION OF DELIVERY:Do endeavour to provide us with your valid contact address. Be reminded that the deadline for the claiming of winnings is exactly 42 hours after the receipt of this email. If you don't claim your prize After this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and your parcel will be returned.

Note that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it is been remitted to you. This means that the said charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you before you receive your winnings.

This is in accordance with section 13(1) (n) of the National draw Act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3rd July 1996 by the constitutional assembly. This is to protect winnings and to avoid misappropriation of funds. We are glad to be at your service

Best Regards,

MR.Ceaser Tevez
CHASE COURIERS LIMITED.
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This message, along with any attachments, is strictly confidential, and intended solely for the use of the person or organization to whom it is addressed. It may contain privileged and confidential information which is covered by legal, professional, or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. In this case, please destroy the email and its attachments. Any opinions presented, expressed or implied, are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the Company.
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