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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:

• 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.
  • +447031871062 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709120627 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: uklottery_promo2@ny.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 10:51:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: UK-AUTOS LOTTERY WINNER NOTIFICATION


FORM: UK-AUTOS NATIONAL LOTTERY
UK-LOTTO PROMO BV
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)

RE: PRIZE WINNER NOTICE - OFFICIAL DESPATCH LETTER

Dear Prize Winner,

This email confirms that you have received from the UK-AUTOS GROUP BV your official notification of your emergence among our 25 lucky prize winners in the UK-AUTOS LOTTO PROMOTIONS conducted on 1st March 2006 at DAP office complex, Liverpool,United Kingdom.

You have won a promotional cash prize under group – 1; winners which comprises of 25 lucky winners. You are entitled as one of our promotional winner to receive a cash prize of GBP 500,000 Great British Pounds (as official prize payout) and a new 2005 FORD EXPLORER JEEP.

UK-AUTOS LOTTO PROMOTION is world promotional program organized by the UK-AUTOS GROUP BV Liverpool United Kingdom and its partner DUTCH-AUTOS GROUP BV Amsterdam,The Netherlands . This promotion is entry free which NO TICKETS ARE PURCHASED. Winners are randomly selected systematically online by E-mail and Country code only, selections of winners are generated by an Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS).

Your email entered for draw No.137 and was luckily selected among 25 lucky winners. A total of 1 million email addresses were entered for this promotion. All emails are submitted by our partner international email service providers/ marketing companies and public services providers.
Please take the time to review this notification and note the terms of expiration 31-04-2006. To redeem your prize, simply fill the certificate of your prize claims below.
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CERTIFICATE OF PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter) [FILE REF 02- 543210]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]........................................
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS].......................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]............................................
[STATE/ PROVINCE]............................................
[DATE OF BIRTH.......................... [SEX]..........
]MARITAL STATUS]........................
[OCCUPATION]............................
[CURRENT EMAIL]........... (The email used for receiving notification)

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.
evolutioneerbeyond : Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.

(1) TRAVELLING TO LIVERPOOL,UNITED KINGDOM OFFICE FOR PRIZE COLLECTION: ....................[.....]
(2) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE: .....................................................[.....]
(3) BANK PAYMENT | ONLINE ACCOUNT TRANSFER:.................................................[.....]

You are required to submit filled form to the accredited claims processing Staff:

Mr Brain Stockman

Email To:uklottery-dpt@openbg.com
TEL: +44 703 187 1062
FAX: +44 870 912 0627

PAYMENT APPROVAL PROCESS:
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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPS) The Processing of your form will be completed within the next 48 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your application once completely processed.

DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, South Africa, Nigeria, Venezuela and North Korea if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification as your prize processing will be annulled without notice.
Once again, congratulations on your prize winning.

Sincerely,
Alan Nester,
Director, Award Disbursement Center.

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© 2005 UK-Autos BV. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners who are at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to claim winning prize. See web site for details. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing address information 2) select one of the option listed for receiving prize 3) check your email inbox for "Redemption Notification" 4) follow Redemption instructions. You can unsubscribe from our promotional updates, special offers, and affiliate promotions by emailing req_us@uk-autospromo.net. Mailing address:UK-AUTOS BUILDING,Willam Brown Street Liverpool L3 8EN
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This is an authorized notification. UK-Autos/Dutch-Autos makes no representations or warranties of any nature whatsoever with respect to any product or service advertised in any promotions. Any liability for claims or damages with respect to any product or service advertised herein shall be the sole responsibility of the Prize Disbursement Center. If you'd prefer not to receive this offer in the future please email req_us@uk-autospromo.net to unsubscribe from this offer type. ID31280029
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