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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • kenwhite_007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uk\.lottery2006" <uk.lottery2006@itelefonica.com.br>
Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 14:04:19 -0300
Subject: YOU EMERGE WINNER IN CATEGORY 2


UK Online Lottery Result Headquarters:
10th S4 Route 559
Earthpink Towers Inc.
Manchester D40/S,
United Kingdom.
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03
AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited
results of the UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the
9th of June,2006 at Uk Lotto Headquarters Manchester, UK.Your email
address was selected randomly from official worldwide
company's/internet data web through online email addresses search
engine with the aid of Google prominent search.Been entered as
dependent clients email address with; Reference Serial Number: 652-662
and Batch number AT-040SB06-03. Your email address attached to the
ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number 2, which
consequently won the online sweepstake in the 2nd category,in four
parts.You have therefore been approved for a payment of
US$500,000(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)in cash
credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a
total cash prize of US$ 5 Million dollars,sharedamong the first Ten
(10) lucky winners in this 2nd category. Congratulations! once more as
all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as
part of your international promotion program.Due to mixed up of some
names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award confidential,till
your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.Your
contact fudiciary agent is below:
Name:Mr Ken White
E-mail:kenwhite_007@yahoo.com
UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4 (keep personal).
You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate
the
processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the
release
of your winnings.
PERSONAL INFORMATIONS
1. Name:Elizabeth Castro
2. Address:245 w northway #21,Dinuba, Calif.
3. Marital Status:married
4. Occupation:manager
5. Age:59
6. Sex:female
7. Nationality:white
8. Country Of Residence:tulare9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):408-852-0080
10 Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):none
11. Fax Number:none
12. Draw Number above:2752246896
13. Draw Date:...06/08/2006................
14. Payment Method (Cheque / Bank Transfer):cheque
15.Category Number:2
You are adviced to forward these informations to your fudiciary agent
as soon as possible to enable her file out a claim for your prize
winning package. Once again, Congratulations.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Cassandra Oliviera
Director/LRO
UK Online International Lottery Co-ordinator
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
==================================================================
The national lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft
Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Toyota Groups and a
conglomeration of other international IT companies. The Free lottery
internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to
encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide.We are proud
to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150
countries worldwide.
====================================================================
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS
SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO
FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.

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