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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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)
• 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 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.
  • claimsagent_parker@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rose wood" <rose_wood_101@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: claimsagent_parker@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:15:17 +0000
Subject: AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
FROM:The National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
REF NO: UK/9420X2/68
BATCH NO:074/05/ZY369
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

AWARD WINNING APPROVAL: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of The
National Lottery PROGRAMS held on 17th of Febuary 2006. Your company or your
personal e-mail address is attached to ticket number 56475600545 188, with
serial number S/N-00180 drew the lucky numbers 5368/02, and consequently won
in the 2nd lottery category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
£3,987,470.00(Three Million,Nine Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand,Four
Hundred And Seventy pounds sterlings) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £11,962,410.00 shared
amongst the first Four (3) lucky winners in this category. All participants
were selected through our Computer ballot system drawn from 21,000 names,
3,000 names from each continent, as part of International Promotions
Program.Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account with our affiliate
bank here in UK, and insured with your REF NO: KTU/9023118308/03 and your
E-mail address. You are to keep your TICKET NO. REF NO. BATCH NO. and SERIAL
NO. From the public, until you have been processed and your money remitted
to your personal account.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by
email for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. Your
assigned claims officer contact email is:
------------------------------------------------

Mr. James Parker
Email:claimsagent_parker@yahoo.co.uk

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your ticket, reference, batch and serial numbers in all
correspondences with your claims officer.
Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood
The National Lottery
Claims Requirements:
==================
1.Name in full-----------------------------------------
2.Address---------------------------------------------
3.Nationality-----------------------------------------
4.Age-------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax-------------------------------------------
7.Present Country-------------------------------------
PAYMENT MODE: OPTIONS
1) BANK TO BANK WIRE TRANSFER.
2) CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIERED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER
COMPANY AND WILL BE DELIVERED TO YOUR ADDRESS.
NOTE:BENEFICIARIES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSFER CHARGES. PLEASE INDICATE
OPTION THAT
BEST SUITS YOU.
WHICH WILL BE REQUIRED BY THE PAYMENT CENTER IF YOU CHOSE THIS OPTION.
DECLARATION:
I...............HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY
UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE,MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL
WINNINGS.(SUPER
STANDARD AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE
TOTAL FUND
TO ME.
DATE--------
====================================================================================
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