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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "php-nuke powered site - http://yoursite.com" (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.
  • +447031943535 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: jameswell <jameswell@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 19:43:37 -0300
Subject: karlf1@o2.pl


THE FREE LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
THE FREE LOTTO COMPANY
UK HEAD OFFICE
SUITE 23-30,LION TOWERS
5 SAINT GEORGE'S DRIVE,
VICTORIA SW1V 4DP
CENTRAL LONDON
ENGLAND
www.freelotto.com

/Award Notification
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today 9/3/06 of your
selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto
Sweepstakes held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA. You have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1,800,000.00 (One
Million
Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds).


We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our
model
computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the
cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various
lottery
programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous
draws,payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in
record time.

After randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database
of
300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot
system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and
South
America as part our International PromotionsProgram, which was
conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry
Worldwide and zoning all articipants by their respective continents
from
across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have
emerged
as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize.You are to contact our
agents
by email or fax within a week of receiving this notice. Please find
full
contact details below:


Mr.Karl Floriann

(Chief financial Director.)
The Freelotto Company

email:karlf1@o2.pl

Tel: +447031943535
Tel: +447031965544

Fax: +447075023550
Fax: +447075055311



In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember
to
quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences
with your claims agent.
(i) winning numbers: 37-13-43-85-67-11
(ii) email ticket number: FL754/22/76
(iii) lotto code number: FL09622UK
(iv) the file Ref number: FL/04/736207152/UK

N.B:Steps to claiming your prize;

1.Winners should send to claim officer account detail or address where
they
want their prize paid or sent.
2.Winners must send their names,address,telephone number and means of
identification (international passport or drivers licence)to your claim
officer, via email or fax, to process the immediate payment of your
prize.


The Promotions Manager,
The Lotto People
PO Box 42
Peterborough
PE3 8XH
United Kingdom

CONGRATULATIONS AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON FROM THE MEMBERS AND
STAFF
OF FREELOTTO/SWEEPSTAKES.


Sincerely,
Mr. james well
(Promotions Manager)
The Lotto company

Online coordinator for FreeLotto/Sweepstakes
Sweepstakes International
Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.






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