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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "menara ansana" (no such agent exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "international delivery charge" (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. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +622192825885 (Indonesia, probably a mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister muhammedibrohim" <barrister_muhammedibrohim@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:08:38 +0000
Subject: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CLAIM REQUIREMENTS

MENARA ANSANA.
12 JL INDAH RAYA.
JATI NEGARA 11248,
JAKARTA INDONESIA
Tel: +62 21 92825885



ATTENTION:

THIS IS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF YOUR E- MAIL TOGETHER WITH YOUR
CONTACT DETAILS, YOU HAVE GOOD NEWS, YOUR WINNING DETAILS: TICKET
NUMBER: OBR 577-744-3465-E77, SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662, FILE NUMBER:
FA13O5U-ID, AND DRAW LUCKY NUMBER: 7181813-05 REALLY WON YOU CHEQUE OF
US$250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS) IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOUR DETAILS HAS ALL CORRESPONDENCE WITH US, YOUR WON
CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOUR NOMINATED ADDRESS AS
GIVEN.PLEASE FILL THE ATTACHED WINNER'S CERTIFICATE CORRECTLY AND KEEP IT
FOR YOURSELF, IT IS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE AS THE COPY IS WITH US.


YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE PROCESSED AND DELIVERED TO YOU, AS SOON AS YOU
PAY THE OFFICIAL CHARGES FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE,
AND INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY/COURIER CHARGE.


CLAIM PROCESS REQUIREMENTS:

1. PHOTOCOPY OF YOUR NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CARD BY SCAN, THIS IS
FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

2. FOR YOUR OWN BENEFIT, KINDLY KEEP YOUR WINNING DETAILS/ TICKET
NUMBER HIGHLYCONFIDENTIAL TO AVOID WRONG AND DOUBLE CLAIMING.


3. PLEASE NOTE THAT US$820 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS) HAS TO BE
PAID FOR CONSULTATION, PROCESSING OF YOUR WON CHEQUE, AND EXTRA US$55 (FIFTY
FIVE DOLLARS) FOR INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY CHARGE.


TOTAL CHARGES OF US$875 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS) ONLY HAS
TO BE PAID BEFORE DELIVERY OF YOUR CHEQUE THROUGH INTERNATIONAL UNIT OF
COURIER SERVICE. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST THAT THIS CHARGE SHOULD BE DEDUCTED
FROM YOUR WON CHEQUE, IT WILL NOT BE HONORED, BECAUSE YOUR WON CHEQUE HAS
BEEN FULLY SIGNED DIRECTLY FROM SUBURBAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK.


BELOW IS THE PAYMENT INFORMATION: THE CHARGE PAYMENT WILL BE MADE THROUGH
BANK TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER TO THE DETAILS BELOW:


BANK'S NAME:...............................BANK CENTRAL ASIA [BCA]
ACCOUNT NAME:.......................... HILDA ARIESTA
ACCOUNT NUMBER:...................... 0840741591
SWIFT CODE:.............................. CENAIDJA
BANK'S ADDRESS: WISMA BCA SILIPI JAYA.
JAKARTA INDONESIA

AFTER MAKING YOUR PAYMENT OF US$875 (EIGHT HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS)
PLEASE SEND THE PAYMENT DETAILS FOR CONFIRMATION.YOUR WON CHEQUE WILL BE
ENDORSED TO YOUR REAL NAME AND DELIVERED TO YOU AS SOON AS YOUR CHARGE
PAYMENT IS CONFIRMED, PROPER ADHERENCE TO THE ABOVE INSTRUCTIONS WILL YIELD
MAXIMUM AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE THAT ALL WINNERS ARE TO.


FOR MORE ORAL CLARIFICATION PLEASE CALL
DIRECTLY TO MY MOBILE (+62 8568318806)


BEST REGARDS,


BARRISTER MUHAMMED IBROHIM.

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