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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "vat (5%)" (VAT rate in the UK is 17.5%, check the math)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "courier company" (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!
• 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.
  • +447031965933 (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.
  • fedex_dispatchservices234@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FEDEX DISPATCH OFFICE CUSTOMER DELIVERY
<fedex_dispatchservices234@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <enquires_services334@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:02:41 +0000
Subject: INFORMATION!



FEDEX COURIER SERVICE@ ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, 1C CHURCH STREET,WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND. NAME: MR.MAXWELL DELVINS (dispatch dept) EMAIL: fedex_dispatchservices234@hotmail.co.uk fedex_dispatchservices@live.com DIRECT LINES:+447031965933+447031971630ORDER NUMBER...E562825









FEDEX COURIER ® as one of the world largest Courier offers a full range of services for Courier company and other financial institutions.


FEDEX COURIER WORLD BEST FAST DELIVERY SERVICE(WE DELIVER TO YOUR DOOR STEP)




Dear Customer, you are welcome to FEDEX COURIER SERVICE the best delivery service in the whole world.FEDEX Express is one of the world's leading providers of business-to-business express delivery services. FEDEX Express is able to offer its customers an extensive domestic and international service. This allows FEDEX Express to provide a unique combination of on-demand, time-sensitive, door-to-door services round the whole world.

ATTENTION: WINNER,

This is to inform you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the Verifications Dept. at the headquarters of The INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL AWARD PROMO.

Your email address was selected through a online web sorting which made you the winner in which subsequently won you the promo in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus that was held on the 27th of December 2007.

The original copy of this certificate from the British Government stating that the money was obtained legally through The INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL AWARD PROMO will be sent to you or your bank as soon as you meet with any of the options selected and your winnings will be couriered or transferred to you immediately.

You can now begin the final step of the claims process, which is the transferring of your cash prize to you either in Cash/Cheque. With regards to this, there are three options open to you, you are required to select the most convenient of the three.

The options, together with their associated conditions are presented below:

OPTIONS:Courier of your winning draft to you via any of this channel listed below:

Option:1

FEDEX EXPRESS SERVICE (A day delivery)



Mailing
£105.00
00.00

Insurance
£430.00
00.00

Vat (5%)
£034.75
00.00

TOTAL
£569.75
00.00
Equivalent to-==$1,129.97
Nation-wide Night Express Service with pick-up by the winner in the late afternoon and delivery in the same night, either before 8.00 am or before 7.00 am, as required.
Option:2


FEDEX PREMIUM SERVICE(2 working days)




Mailing
£75.00
00.00

Insurance
£350.00
00.00

Vat (5%)
£038.95
00.00

TOTAL
£463.95
00.00Equivalent to-== $920.16

Option:3

FEDEX REGULAR SERVICE(3 working days)




Mailing
£60.00
00.00

Insurance
£300.00
00.00

Vat (5%)
£019.00
00.00

TOTAL
£379.00
00.00
Equivalent to $751.65

The charges are a little bit high because of the Hardcover insurance Policy we have undertaken incase of loss,Damage or Theft of your highly sensitive document and funds. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities and we don't deliver on cash on delivery(C.O.D) because we don't accept cash.

Please respond to this email by making a selection from the three options above. Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's licence, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document.



Send your response to indicate your option within the next 24hrs,because you only have 10 working days to claim this cheque and after this period, your cash prize will be deemed to have been forfeited by you and will be reused in the drawings of the next edition of the promo.

Once again, Congratulations





Regards,


MR.MAXWELL DELVINS (dispatch dept) FEDEX COURIER SERVICE.MOBILE..................... (+447045725206)24hrsCUSTOMERS LINE(+447024029574) Fax:..................... (+447031893381) Open 7days-24hrs-365days.

Fedex Express offers door to door international express delivery services to ALL the countries. Fast growing national express delivery services are provided in all the countries in the world.We make sure your documents, parcels and freight are delivered safely and on-time using our integrated air and road networks.


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