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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +448700682087 (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.
  • boltelconsult@mixmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ONLINE UK LOTTERY" <uklotterywinnersdesk_147@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 18:57:00 +0000
Subject: EMAIL AWARD NOTIFICATION 2005(CONGRATULATION)!!!

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!! BRITISH WEB LOTTERY IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF; (Registration Z720633X). BRITISH WEB LOTTERY P.O.Box 1010 Liver pool, L701NL, United Kingdom. Ref: BWLW/67451/01 Batch: 01/14/31711-3  FROM: JAMES IRVIN, CONTROLLER                    SUBJECT: WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!:   We happily announce to you the draw (#1000) of the BRITISH WEB LOTTERY,online sweepstakes international program held on saturday 23rd july, 2005 Your e-mail address attached  to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (bonus no.05), which subsequently won you the lottery in  in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000.000.00{ONE MILLION POUNDS}  In cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of £10,000.000.00{Ten Million Great  Britain pounds sterlings} shared amongst the {10} lucky winners in this category i.e Match  5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.  Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £1,000.000.00 {ONE MILLION POUNDS} would be released to you by our affiliate Forwarding service in London. Our  agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims 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.        To File for your claim, please contact our claims agent below. *************************************************************** CLAIM AGENT:Boltel Consultancy Name  : Jeff Edward(Remittance Department) Phone No:+ 44 7023053528 Fax   No:+ 44 8700682087 E-mail:boltelconsult@mixmail.com Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ***************************************************************        sincerely   JAMES IRVIN  CONTROLER BRITISH WEB LOTTERY P.O.Box 1010 Liver pool, L701NL, United Kingdom.

* FILL OUT THE WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM BELOW:

Your application for the claim of lottery winning prize will be duly processed and settlement made upon certification.

Hence, carefully fill in the appropriate information in the space provided below for record purposes to facilitate our immediate commencement of your claims process.

*Name of Beneficiary ----------------------------------

*Address: ---------------------------------------------

*City/State:-------------------------------------------

*Nationality:-------------------------

*Sex------------

*Email Address: ---------------------------------------

*Tel: -------------------------------------------------

*Occupation:------------------------

*Next of Kin:--------------------------------

*Age: ----------------------------

*AMOUNT WON:

*In Figures: ------------------------------------------

*In Words: --------------------------------------------

*Lucky Nos:--------------------------------------------

*Ticket No: -------------------------------------------

OFFICE USE ONLY

VerLOTTERYified by:________________

Confirmed by: ________________

FUDICIARY AGENT’S SIGNATURE:________________

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