Advance Fee Lottery Scams

Today i will introduce you to one of the oldest scams on the internet, all the information bellow is for informational purposes only. I only post this in hopes of educating you in not falling for this kind of scam. I take no responsibility for your actions regarding this subject

How to make a Advance Fee Lottery Scam

- Send an unsolicited message, which states that the victim has won a major prize in an international lottery. Supposedly, his email address, name or nickname was collected online and attached to a random number that was subsequently entered in a draw for the lottery.

- In order to claim the prize, instruct the victim to contact the official "agent" in charge of the case. Advise the victim to keep the win confidential for "security reasons". This part of the scam is an initial phish for potential victims. 

- If the victim responds in any way to the email, send further messages or even contact the victim by phone in an attempt to draw the victim deeper into the scam.

Things you may ask the victim to provide:

- banking details,

- a large amount of personal information, 

- copies of the victim's driver's licence, passport and/or other identity documents.

These requests are to prove the victim's identity and facilitate the transfer of the "winnings". If the victim complies with these requests, you may gather enough information to steal their identity!

- Request some sort of advance fee supposedly to cover administration, legal, insurance, or delivery costs. 

- Continue requesting payment demands to cover "unexpected expenses". The requests for money will go on until the victim realizes what is happening or has no further money to send.

- ????

- PROFIT

The details of the scams may vary with regard to the name of the lottery itself, the country of origin, the sponsoring organization, the amount of the "prize" and other particulars.Try to add some legitimacy to your claims by mentioning real financial institutions, government departments or well-known companies. 

You may also provide links to slick looking, but fraudulent websites that are designed to back up information included in the scam emails. If you are successful in establishing a dialogue with a potential victim, you may provide "proof" such as a scanned image of a supposed government official's ID and even photographs of the "winnings" in cash