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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:
  • "money transfer control number" (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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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!
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +447045700476 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704714897 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Diamond=AE=20International=20Courier?= <diamond_courierservice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:51:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: COURIER SHIPPING INVOICE: REG/ DIC/668530092




DIAMOND INTERNATIONAL COURIER
MR. WILLIAMS HARLEM
93 WOLFINGTON ROAD,
WEST NORWOOD
LONDON
SE27 0RH

22TH NOVEMBER 2007



Attention: L.Bogers,

Welcome to Diamond International Courier Services. This is to formerly and officially inform you that we are in possession of your parcel containing your winning cheque, winning certificate and a fund release document. This parcel will be delivered to you at your contact address provided by you. It is the usual practice of this company to conduct a proper verification of all parcels to ensure that they are valid. Be rest assured that your check has been confirmed valid and true and will be dispatched to you.
We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24 hours a day priority delivery across the globe. We deliver, letters, parcels and consignments to any destination by road, air or sea. Your Delivery Order number is DIC/668530092/. Description of parcel to be delivered:

Description of parcel to be delivered
An original certificate of weight: -------------0.5kg
Bonded draft of weight : -------------0.11kg
Total weight of parcel : -------------0.17kg
Color of Parcel : -------------Brown


Below are the mandatory administrative and courier shipping charges that you are required to pick out your preferred option and send your payment via any western union money transfer office nearest to you to enable us courier your certified bank cheque to you: The shipping charges are a little high due to insurance covered for your highly sensitive document. You are to sellect one option above and send payment through western union so as to speed up the process of your cheque delivery

DIAMOND INT'L® COURIER Customer Service Online Tel: +44-704-570-0476 FAST, SECURE AND RELIABLE 24 HOURS ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE CALL LINE

DIAMOND® Int'l Courier LTD Dispatch UNIT CHANNEL OF DELIVERY TO ANY PART OF THE WORLD DIAMOND-Int'l Dispatch UNIT
1.Express Delivery
2.CourierRegular
3.Courier Regular late.




World Wide Delivery Services
24 Hours Delivery
2 Working Days
Delivery
3 Working Days
Delivery
Mailing.
£80.00
£70.00
£60.00

Insurance.
£120.00

£110.00
£100.00

Vat.
£200.00

£200.00
£180.00




Total GBP Pounds



£400.00 GBP
£370.00 GBP
£340.00 GBP
Total US Dollars
$817.361 USD
$756.059 USD
$694.757 USD


You can also make a choice of DHL INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS COURIER SERVICE in your country if this will be convinient and preferable to you.

DHL® INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS CHARGES DHL INTERNATIONAL EXPRESS
1.Express Delivery
2.CourierRegular
3.Courier Regular late.




World Wide Delivery Services
24 Hours Delivery
2 Working Days
Delivery
3 Working Days
Delivery
Mailing.
£70.00

£60.00
£60.00

Insurance.
£110.00

£110.00
£100.00

Vat.
£200.00

£180.00
£180.00




Total GBP Pounds



£370.00 GBP
£350.00 GBP
£340.00 GBP
Total US Dollars
$756.059 USD
$726.599 USD
$694.757 USD






Payment should be sent via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER to the receiving name stated below.

WESTERN UNION AGENT PAYMENT NAME
Receiving Agent: MR. MCWRIGHT HORACE.
2 Bevan Avenue Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom.



You are to email a copy of the transfer slip and send the following information via email as they appear on the western union transfer slip to us:

1.Name and address of sender
2.Amount sent
3.Money Transfer Control number (MTCN)

As soon as we receive confirmation and evidence of payment of the above charges, we will dispatch your parcel immediately. The date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you. NOTE, we cannot make any deduction regarding our courier cost from your cheque . All orders not process within Four ( 4 ) working days from this communication will be returned. Please ensure that you confirm your delivery address and payment slip to this email. Please send us a scan copy of either your Driving Licence or International Passport or any recent Identification of yours for delivery verification.

Please fill in your mailing delivery address completely once again and return it back immediately for delivery confirmation.Please note that we do not send parcels to p.o.box because of security reasons.Please bear with us.
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
FULL NAMES: DELIVERY ADDRESS: STATE: CITY: ZIP CODE: CONTACT PHONE: FAX: COUNTRY:




We are glad to be of service to you. As soon as delivery payment is received we will provide you with your tracking and shipping details so that you can trace and follow up your parcel. Good luck and Congratulations once again. Please send your response within the next 24 hours to enable us expedite action on your parcel. We are glad to be of service to you.


MR. WILLIAMS HARLEM
Tel: +44-704-570-0476
Fax: +44 870 471 4897


















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