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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:
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "deadline" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "come down to united kingdom" (these scammers pretend to be based in the UK, but they are really in Africa)
• 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: africa financial services united kingdom <info@afsfibc.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 09:34:08 +0200
Subject: AFRIC FINANCIAL SERVICES BANK


November 6th, 2007Reference Code: 994X7864JGAttn:Gyorgy RamonaNote at this time that we have received memo from Redot/Coca Cola Promos United Kingdom with instruction to make payout of GBP1,200,000:00 and we ask that you confirm and submit your receiving bank details for final cross checking and also state the exact you are expecting to be paid. Please let us know if your banking information has since changed as we are preparing our credit instructions. We would need a confirmation of your receiving account details as we have received an attached memo to your file, requesting us to re-confirm your account before funds transfer. Alternatively, if you are not comfortable with sending your account information's via the internet, we can activate an online account for you from our bank.Othewise you can decide on how to claim your prize Firstly, You are requested to come down to United Kingdom personally to process your prize claim before the expiration of the claims deadline for payout as there are certain documentation which needs to be procured from the Royal High Court of United Kingdom Justice Department and United Kingdom Revenue Services on your name as the Bonifide Winner of this lottery. Secondly, If you are "unable" to come down United Kingdom to process your claim personally you will only be required to pay the sum of GBP1,950.00 (One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty British Pounds) to our Legal Representative who shall act and represent you on your behalf to facilitate all the needful regarding your claim prize to your best interest and benefit. However, if the second option suit you, kindly send to us a copy of your International Passport or Driver’s License to enable the representative notarized your Identification at the Gaming Commission here as the true Beneficiary of the fund before we can process your payment.The representative of this organization shall be the right person that will acquire the required documents from the necessary authorities that shall be presented to the United Kingdom Gaming Commission/Board in your favour. In this while, you have been given One Week to claim your Prize Won; otherwise the fund will be return back to LOTTERY ORGANISATION Account as unclaimed funds. We also want to inform you that we have no right to deduct any sum from your entitlement,as we are only Paying Agent to LOTTERY PROMO ORGANISATION.Also note that the said legal fee is a must,even if you come over to the bank, as you will be require to submit the said document before the bank can transfer your prize to your local account. Kindly note that we will not be able to deduct the fee for the procurement of the legal documents as your prize is bounded hence it does not allow us to deduct a cent from your prize. Please to view our new official site is (www.afsfibc.co.uk) your International Custormer Access Code is (GMJGHH) ADDRESS,449 Kenton RoadHarrow London, Greater London HA3 0XS.Tell:+44 207 060 0601Fax: 44 207 060-0669 Thanks for your cooperation.Mr Powell Kelvin(Wire/department)SF/tsP.S P.S If this email has reached you in error please disregard it and its contents, and we apologize for any inconveniences arising from such. Note that as much as we try to make all our customers satisfied with our services, we are indemnified from any erroneous information supplied in your file
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