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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international lottery programme"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447024077920 (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.
  • petersandpeters@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nationaluklottery <nationaluklottery@1963chevrolet.com>
Reply-To: uklotteryprogramme2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 05:42:38 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!

Date:17/05/06
Ref: 435062725
Batch: 7050470902/189
Winning no: GB8101/LPRC

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Attention

We are delighted to inform you of your prize which
was released on the 16th of May 2006, from the
UK International Lottery programme, which is
fully based on an electronic selection of winners
using their e-mail addresses from some sites. Your
email address was attached to ticket number; 47001725
07056490102 and serial number 7741134002. This batch
draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 and
bonus number 17, which consequently won the lottery in
the second category.

You have been approved a lump sum pay of
US$200,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) in cash
credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/09 from the total cash
prize shared amongst eight lucky winners in this
category. All participants were selected through a
computer balloting system drawn form Nine hundred
thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia,
United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and
Oceania as part of our international promotion program
which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted
and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational
companies as part of their social responsibility to
the citizens in the communities where they have an
operational base. Furthermore, your details
(e-mail address) falls within our European representative
office in Amsterdam, Holland as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of US$200,000.00 will be
released to you from this regional branch office in
LONDON. We hope that with part of your prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes for
US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE: Simply contact our fiducially
Agent (BARS; PETERS JOHN) to file for your claim.
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number
which can be found on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name, address and
telephone number to help locate your file easily. For
security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this
information confidential from the public until your
claim is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this
Programme by non-participants or unofficial personnel.
Note: all winnings MUST be claimed by the 31st of
May, 2006; otherwise all funds will be returned
as Unclaimed and eventually donated to charity
organizations.

PLEASE CONTACT: BARS; PETERS JOHN for more information and
guideline on how to receive your winning price.
Name: BARS; PETERS JOHN
E mail:petersandpeters@yahoo.co.uk
Telephone:+447024077920
+447024077918.

Congratulations once again on your win!!!
Best regards (coordinator)
PLEASE DO NOT REPLY THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT AT ANY BREACH OF
CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT
TO DISQUALIFICATION.

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