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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447040118408 (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.
  • eng_uklottery_001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • rich_cole@asiamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Uk Lottries Uk Lottries <eng_uklottery_001@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: richard_cole_111@sify.com
Date: Sun, 2 Apr 2006 04:14:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON $2MUSD


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: eng_uklottery_001@yahoo.com

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO (ENGLAND CHAPTER)

COPERATE HEAD OFFICE:

PO BOX 1020

LIVERPOOL

L701NL UK


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

REF: RSL/223457108/04

BATCH: 24/00319/ILPE


WINNING NOTIFICATION:


We are pleased to inform you as one the 10 lucky winners in today announcement result of INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO, ENGLAND CHAPTER PROGRAMS held on 27th of March 2006.All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others Congrates).


You are attached to ticket number 342-688-0563, with serial number 4661-56 and batch numbers 24/00319/ILPE , and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have been approved for a lump sum pay of (Two Million United States Dollars) in cash,credited to file REF NO. RSL/223457108/04.


This is from total prize money of USD20,400,000.00 shared among the Nine international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 email addresses from Australia,New Zealand, America, Europe, North America,Africa and Asia as part of International Promotion Program, which is conducted annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money

remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts to divert beneficiary funds.


To begin your claim, please contact your fiduciary claim agent;For due processing and remittance of your prize money

MR RICHARD COLE,

Tel/Fax:+447040118408

Email: rich_cole@asiamail.com


All prize money must be claimed not later than three weeks after this publication. or all funds will be returned as unclaimed.


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondence

with your agent. because any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to automatic disqualification.


On behalf of the Board of trustees,management and staff of INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO (ENGLAND CHAPTER) ,we congratulate you on this success


Yours in Service,


Mrs Vera Ashly

THE P.R.O/PROMOTION MANAGER,

INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO (ENGLAND CHAPTER)




- Uk Lottries Uk Lottries

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