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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:

• 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:
  • "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. )
• 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.
  • +447045715834 (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.
  • globaltntdelivery@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • globaltntdelivery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREE LOTTERY" <agentruthwilliams01@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:50:01 -0700
Subject: CONTACT:TNT COURIER SERVICE (DISPATCH OFFICER) FOR DELIVERY


*FREE AWARD DEPT.
16 Broad Street,
Woolich, Middle Essex. *
*L70 1NL. LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM** ** *

* *
*ATTENTION:Winner.*

*CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner
of the FREE LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program,where your
email address luckily won you the sum of one million Great British Pound I
am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate
ofyour mode of prize collection to the courier company.Find below the
details of the courier company.*
**
*CONTACT:TNT COURIER SERVICE (DISPATCH OFFICER) FOR DELIVERY *
*ADDRESS OF HEAD OFFICE:Link House, *
*1C CHURCH STREET,
WHITCHURCH, HANTS,RG28 7AD ENGLAND **.
NAME:Mr. TONY BOND (DISPATCH OFFICER )*
*TEL:+447045715834*
*TEL:+447045769355*
**
** *CONTACT EMAILS*
**
*EMAIL:globaltntdelivery@gmail.com*
*EMAIL:globaltntdelivery@yahoo.co.uk*
**

*You are adviced to send the courier company a mail to their email address
for their courier cost.When contacting them.
**

FULL NAMES_______________________
FULL CONTACT ADDRESS_______________________ ____________
ZIPCODE_______________________ _____
SEX______________
DATE OF BIRTH _______________________
POSTAL CODE ____________________________
COMPANY NAME _____________________________
TEL______________________
FAX ____________________
COUNTRY ______________________ *
*INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION
(A) CHEQUE*
*(B) DRAFT
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
(Details of the account where you want your funds transferred):
______________________________ _________________
______________________________ ___________________
______________________________ ______________________ *
**
*Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers and your
direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say
congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier
company.*
**
*Do not hesitate to contact this office via email if the need arises.
Congratulations once again,
*
**
*Mrs Ruth Williams. *
*Claims Department
The UKFL Foundation**
*
**
*For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in
whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program. Please be warned !!!*

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