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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "clear source of funds certificate" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • +447045709762 (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.
  • tamar-couriers1@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <mrwilliamsdesmond@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:47:27 +0000
Subject:
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Dear Winner

Compliments of the day to you. Your claims have been duly verified and endorsed by the National Lottery Board (N.L.B) thus you have been confirmed a winner in this quarter of the UK National Lottery Online Sweepstakes Promotion. You have therefore been approved to receive a lump lottery payout sum to the tune of 1,000,000.00 (One Million Great British Pounds) in cash credited to your file (XYL/26510460037/07).

The hard copy of all relevant lottery winning documents which includes your Winnings Certificate, Certified Bank Cheque and Clear Source of Funds Certificate (C.S.F.C) has been deposited with our contracted payment office (Tamar Couriers ) for onward dispatch to you. You are to immediately contact Tamar Couriers with the information below for further inquiries on how to receive your cash prize.

CONTACT INFORMATION'S
TAMAR COURIERS
Contact Person : Mr. Graham Elvis ( Delivery Officer )Tel: +44 704 5709 762 ( 24 Hour's )Direct Tel: +44 704 5709 764 Email: tamar-couriers1@hotmail.co.uk

Note that you are to provide the Tamar Couriers with the above below informations that will be handling the transfer of your winnings with the required details below to officially identify you:

1) Winner's Full Names :2) Present Full Address : 3) Telephone Number :4) Raffle Draw Winning Email :5)Occupation :6) Amount Won :7) Winning Reference Number : UK/776090X2/238) Winning Batch Number : 013/05/83943699) Winning Transfer Identification code : ELPC/MWT/014310) Winning Certificate Number : UK/9876125

In accordance with Section 24(c) of the International Lottery Act of 1996, winners residing/resident outside the United Kingdom may be obliged with financial responsibilities as regards disbursement of cash prize to their location because the British Gambling Board does not permit the National Lottery to assume such responsibilities outside the United Kingdom. This is in line with the Insurance policy drawn on your cash prize to counter misappropriation of funds in the course of disbursement on contraction to Tamar Couriers .

Please note that its imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATION CODE {ELPC/MWT/0143} as the subject on initial correspondence with the Tamar Couriers via email. You may also contact them via telephone for a more timely response. Also attach a scanned copy of either your driver's license, international passport (photo page) or any other legally identifying document and send to us for identification purposes in the letter you are sending to him.

Ensure to keep all information about this lottery winnings confidential as earlier informed until your cash prize has been remitted to you. This is to avoid double claiming/disqualification in this final stage of your lottery claim.
Yours Sincerely,Mr. Williams Desmond
Promotion Manager
Uk National Lottery.


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