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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447031957548 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Michael Hodge" <hodge.michael@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:59:30 +0000
Subject: RE: CLAIM PROCESSING FORM.

Ref: BWBI:2551256003/23

RE: CLAIM PROCESSING FORM.

 

Attn: Winner,

 

I am Mr.Michael Hodge,the fiduciary agent assigned to your case to help you in the claims process of your funds. I wish to congratulate you and to say you are a lucky person to have won this lottery.As you know already,all the winners in the Lottery were selected randomly through a computer ballot system through Email addresses from the World Wide Web.

 

You are required to respond and act promptly to all instructions provided in this claim form bellow to ensure a hitch free process with collecting your prize. We are obligated to transfer your prize within 48 hours of all our requirements.  

 

You are required to fill the form to facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will lead to the payment of your prize to you as required.

 

Please note that if you cannot complete your informations on the form,kindly write out and give answers to the questions asked in a way that it could be easilly read. 

Congratulations once again.

 

I await your swift response.

 

Regards,

Mr. Michael Hodge.

Fiduciary Agent
Tel.:(+44)703 195 7548

 

 

 

 

                                                                CLAIM / PRIZE FORM

                                                                                                                                        

Ref Number:  BWBI:2551256003/23 Ticket Number:  ETN1754/07/2005

                                                                             

   CLAIMS/PROCESSING APPLICATION  FORM

 

Your application for the claim of 2006 Euro lottery winning prize will be duly processed, and payment be made upon certification. Hence, carefully fill in the appropriate informations in the space provided below to facilitate our immediate Commencement of your claim/processing.

 

Full Name of Beneficiary:................................................…………………..…….…

 

 Address:.....................................…………………………...……….......

 

City/State:.................................................Country:.................................…….………

 

Nationality:..................................... Sex: .....................Occupation.:................

 

Tel:..................................... Fax:..................................Marital Status..….…….

 

Place of Birth :..................................................AGE:......................

 

NEXT OF KIN

 

Name:Mr/Mrs:.............................................................................................................

AMOUNT WON

In Figures:............................................………………………………

 

Ref No:.......................................Ticket No.:........................………Date:...........

 

DECLARATION

 

I…………………………………. hereby confirm that the above information is to the best of my knowledge true. Any tempering or falsification of the above data renders this claim null and void. I am informed that my Winning is guaranteed and non-deductible. 

FOR QUESTIONS AND ENQUIRIES DO CALL MR.MICHAEL HODGE ON

TEL:+44 703 195 7548

                                                        

                                               OFFICE USE ONLY

 

 

Verified by: --------------------------------------------- Confirmed by: ------------------------­

                                                                                                 

Dr. P. Swier, Mr.Jeff Brown  (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Michael Hodge (Claim Agent) Miss Vivian Frank, Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
Copyright © 2006 Euro lottery Department

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