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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348027578778 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Netherland Payment processing Centre <ferdinard_lampard@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 02:37:10 -0500
Subject: call Bank for your payment (Tel No: +234 802 757 8778 )


http://www.rtl.nl/shows/lottoweekendmiljonairs/home/Prize Remittance Division (PRD)Acknowledgement Receipt Claims Form -E


ATTN: Winner, Mohamed Mahmoud Hassib El-Defrawy

Congratulations once again on behalf of the Payment Board. We do believe that your winnings will be put into good use for community, educational and business development. On Behalf of the Screening Committee of Payments Board, I wish to formally announce to you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Matching Test conducted for all online Winners in your Category. Hence you are therefore cleared, your cheque has been issued and you can now claim your Winnings.






Due to high demand of Insurance Payment on cheque from winners outside Netherland by the Amsterdam Government, we have assigned our payment centre in West Africa to Facilitate the payment of your winning to you because they are Insurance FREE. All necessary documents that will facilitate the clearance of your cheque in any Bank with your name has been processed.

You are hereby requested to contact Our West Africa Regional Bank for your immediate payment simply because Amsterdam Banks always request Insurance payment on Cheque from winners outside Netherland. So we have assign a reputable bank (Plymouth Bank Plc) to Pay your winnings into your account through our Office in West Africa.Contact details:Mr. Dele Adeyemi Account Officer/Transfer Unit Dept.Plymounth Bank Plc,e-mail: bank_plymouthinternational@baa-baa.orgTel No: +234 802 757 8778

You are hereby advised to make a direct contact with the bank, for further processes and to facilitate the immediate transfer of your prize sum. For further correspondence and with due certification, please update this office with your current status for subsequent development in regards to Winning

Congratulation once again,


Note: that your prize is protected by a hardcover insurance policy, which makes it impossible to deduct any amount from the money before it has been remitted to you. This means that the above charges cannot be deducted from the prize and hence must be provided by you because your an international winner,before your prize is transferred to you.

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

You have 5 days to transfer this cheque and after this period,your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be re used in the drawings of the next edition of the lottery.


Best Regards







Ferdinard Lambert(Head of the Prize Remittance Division)


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