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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:
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "courier service" (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.
  • +447045730514 (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.
  • greenexpress2007-alert@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: <toyotaclaims-alert@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:44:16 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ADVISED TO CONTACT GREEN EXPRESS SHIPMENT COMPANY FOR DELIVERY



Toyota Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service.
41 CHALK FARM ROAD, LONDON, UK

Ref: BTL/491OXI/04
Batch: 12/25/0304


ATTENTION:Ms Nordica Schaefstein
NOTIFICATION OF WINNING



This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of £2,000,000.00.(Two Million Great British Pounds)and a brand new Toyota CarToyota Prius car International programs held 2007 in London
Uk.,this is the best things that can happen to any Internet user is to be rewarded for spending money and time on the Internet. You may not have known that over one hundred billion people daily surf the Internet on a regular basis for one reason or other. These Internet users including yourself, pay access fees to various Internet Service Providers (ISP) all over the world who in turn remit surplus funds to the numerous World Wide Internet Technology Companies (WWITC) for the development and advancement of Global Information Technology.

So much Funds is been generated from people like you all over the World for using the Information Superhighway (the Internet) without your being aware the enormous sum that go to the stake holders (WWITC). Without your patronage, this would not have been possible. After a research on the issue, conclusion was made that Internet users should be compensated. As a result of this the World Wide Web and other beneficiary organisations embarked on a worldwide online lottery promotion which started inn the united kingdom and with a sophisticated automated database to randomly select E-mail accounts that frequently surf the Internet. Consequent upon this, this was how your E-mail address was picked a winner with Ref No: CHN/2551256007/11// Batch No: 14/0017/IPD .

To file in for the processing of your money, you are advised to contact our certified lottery director for category "B" winners by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on
STALAG COURIERS LTD ADDRESS: Victoria House, 144-146,Beddington Lane Croydon , CR0
4TD , England , United Kingdom .
once again i say congratulation!! we awaiting your prompt response.

CONTACT GREEN XPRESS COURIER SERVICE
HEAD OFFICE :GREEN XPRESS COURIER SERVICE
BR30-36 NEW PORT,CARDIFF
BRCF24 ODE,
BRUNITED KINGDOM
NAME: MR ROBERT JOHNSON (dispatch officer)
Tel:+44-704-573-0514
+44-703-191-1386
Fax:+44-704-573-0514
EMAIL:greenexpress2007-alert@yahoo.co.uk



INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:

Thank you.
Kindest Regards,

Mr.James West Head Of Fiduciary Department








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