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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• 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.
  • +447040120442 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448717338454 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +2348033528864 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY" <tonyadams1002@msn.com>
Reply-To: uknationallotryinfo@terramail.com.sv
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:19:25 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION

From:Mrs.Tony Adams
The National Lottery
Headquarters: 1a, Bexon Court Carlton
Nottinghamshire Nottingham NG4 1SQ
United Kingdom
Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914
Website:uknationallottery.net.ms
Email Address:uknationallotryinfo@terramail.com.sv
Tel:+44-7040120442
Tel:+44-8717338454
Fax:+44-8717338453
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/04
Batch: 12/25/DC34

CONGRATULATIONS WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear Winner:

We happily announce to you the draw of the The National Lottery
International programs held on the 4th January,2006 in Nottinghamshire
United Kingdom. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: B9564
75604545 188 with!Serial number 97560 drew the winning:
02/10/11/18/19/46,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of USD750,000.00
(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to
file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a
total cash prize of USD11,250,000,00 (Eleven Million Two Hundred and Fifty
Thousand dollars),shared amongst the first Five(5) lucky winners in this
category world-wide.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our Afro-booklet representative office
in Africa as indicated in your play coupon.

In view of this, your USD750,000.00(Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand United
States Dollars)would be released to you by Fidelity Bank Plc.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies. This
promotion takes place annually. For security
reasons,you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till
your claims is processed and your money remitted into your nominated bank
account which you will provide .

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding
agent in Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent
release of your fund, contact
information is as follow: -

Mr.Prosper Okeke
(Africa Regional Office)
Tel:+234-803-3528864
E-mail:pokeke@terramail.com.sv




Please be informed that to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our
designated agents or us.

Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program that
has successfully won this competition.

Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

Mrs.Tony Adams

United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator.
Mr. Alexandra Morgan
United Kingdom zonal Secretary General
for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program

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