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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447040119396 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709121932 (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.
  • claims_uk_promo2006@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claims_uk_promo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?PROMOTION=20MANAGER?= <claims_uk_promo2006@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: uk_promo_claims@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 16:54:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re:WINNING AFFIRMATION COMPULSORY CLAIMS.


J'ai une nouvelle adresse de courrielVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : claims_uk_promo2006@yahoo.ca

FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR,

FREE LOTTERY PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL

PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT

74 CRANBOUNE ROAD LONDON,

P.O.BOX 3274 LONDON,

UNITED KINGDOM.



Attn Lucky Winner,



WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION


We are officially informing you of the result of the Lottery Winners

International programs held on the 27th of MAY 2006 as part of our

promotional programs for the year 2006. Your e-mail address attached

to ticket number 77007742781005-18721 with reference number 414-3721060

drew winning numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49 and credited to batch number

121cfc,which consequently won in the 3rd category via our electronic

ticket as stated above.



You have therefore been approved for a pay out of 1,800,000.00

(One Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds).



CONGRATULATIONS!!!



Total funds have now been deposited and insured with our affiliate

security firm for transfer into your nominated bank account either by

means of wire transfers through any of our correspondent banks or any

other means suitable to you. We also advice that you keep your winning

information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid

double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by

some individuals.



All participants were selected through a random computer ballot system

drawn from over 800,000 company and 1,000,000 individual email

addresses and names from all over the world.



This promotional program takes place annually and we hope with part of

your winning you will take part in our next year 20 Million Pounds

International Lottery. To file for your claim, you will be contacting

our accounts department authorized to verify and process your claims

for your total payment (You will receive more information upon your

acknowledgment of this email).



This lottery is promoted and sponsored by software corporations and

other private organizations to help individuals generate fortunes which

would encourage them to expand their business frontiers there by

creating more opportunities and assisting with humanitarian concerns

within their immediate environment.



Please Note that winnings must be claimed not later than 27th of JUNE

2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in our

subsequent program coming up later in 2006. In order to avoid

complications always quote your reference number in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform us as soon

as possible. Congratulations from our organization and thank you for

being part of our promotional program.



N.B: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified from

this program.



Sincerely yours,


Mrs. Kate Albert





To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:




Mr. Graham Williams

PHONE:+447040119396

FAX : +448709121932

EMAIL:claims_uk_promo@yahoo.co.uk







- PROMOTION MANAGER

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