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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 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447031991760 (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.
  • dispatchcourierservices54@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK LOTTERY CLAIMS OFFICE <claims_center02@live.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:16:18 +0000
Subject: Contact The Courier Company




Compliments of the day to you.Congratulations once again from all the staff here. I am in receipt of your mail and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year lucky sweepstakes. As you already know your email address was randomly selected along with others from over 125,000 website on the internet of which your email address(jdlinks@activ8.net.au) was attached to
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/9420X2/68,BATCH NUMBER:074/05/ZY369.

And it was selected along with others as winners. I have finally verified your winnings and it's exactly with what is present on our Database. To file your claim all you have to do is to fill the claims verification form below and send it to the Dynamic Dispatch Courier DELIVERY OFFICE for documentary purposes

1.Full Name:................... 2.Full Address:....................... 3.Occupation:................. 4.Age:............ 5.Sex:........................ 6.Country of Residence:..............................
7.TelephoneNumber :..............8.Fiduciary agent..Mr. Kelly Cross

We are pleased to inform you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the verifications Department at the Headquarters of the UK National Lottery with an ACCREDITATION NUMBER:UKN00217750DD. But be inform that all accruing charges are directly bearable by the winner and cannot be deducted from your winning prize because your cheque is protected by a hardcover insurance policy which makes it impossible for anyone to make any deduction fo whatsoever before it is remitted to you.
In line with our procedures,I have been assigned as your fiduciary agent and will be assisting you in accordance with the powers conferred on me by the GAMBLING ACT of the UK

Your insured draft valued at £856,000.00(Eight Hundred AND Fifty Six Thousand Pound).Has been sent to Dynamic Dispatch Courier Office for dispatch to you. Your insured winnings will be delivered to your doorstep by Dynamic Dispatch Courier. This is to safe-guard your funds against mis-appropriation and impersonation by ensuring that your funds are delivered to you in person. You are therefore to contact the Head of delivery,Mr. Peter Phil via the and email telephone on:

Email:dispatchcourierservices54@hotmail.com
Tel:+44-703-1991-760
+44-703-1989-993 +44-752-209-9626 +44-703-1989-968


You are to contact him with your Accreditation number:[UKN00217750DD],full name,tel no. the full address you want your package to be delivered to and your package will only be delivered to you because of the insurance on it. It therefore means that the full value of your funds must be paid to you and no deductions can be made from your winning funds. You can also send a copy of the mail you send to Dynamic Dispatch Courier to me for documentation and official record purpose. You are to keep me updated regarding the progress you make with Mr. Peter Phil on a daily basis to enable me make up my reports on your funds which will be submitted in the next ADVISORY BOARD meeting coming up shortly.

Sincere regards.
Mrs. Kelly Cross.
Fiduciary agent




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