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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • songod@mail.com
  • www.lotttery@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • www.lottery@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: mr james westes <www.lottery@mail.ru>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:57:26 +0400
Subject: UK 2006 Lottery Winning Notifications!





!




UK 2006 Lottery Winning Notifications! The National Lottery

(Customer Services)
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59 (http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/_javascript:ol('http://www.freelotto.com/offer.asp?offer%3d43761%26amp;FID%3dfa7d27913658');) Dear Email Participant, We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International Program held 2006. MICROSOFT EGA JACKPOT LOTTERY PROMOTIONS, EMAIL AWARD PROMO: UNITED
KINGDOM tel[ +23 08026569335] +448065238395


Finally today, we announce the winners of the MICROSOFT MEGA
JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on , 2006. Your company or
your personal e-mail address, attached to winning
, with serial number 647489, consequently won in the Tenth lottery
category.

You are therefore been approved for lump sums pay out of GBP
2.5MLLION POUNDS ($10,464,000 USD) in cash Credited to file REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100, this is from total
pri ze money of GBP 27,500,000.00 POUNDS, shared among the Twenty five
(25)international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot
system drawn form 42,000 Names, 6,000 names from each continent, as
part of International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program, for our prominent MS
WORD user all over the world, and for the Continuous use of E-mail. Your
fund (certified Cashiers cheque) has been insured with your REF NO:
MSW/56B-672GH/L and winning number 23-76-06-54-42-100. To claim your
winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email for
Processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims processor
is:

Name:MrJames west,
Email;songod@mail.com
Do email the a bove email addresses, at once. In order to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference
and winning numbers in all correspondences with your claims officer.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE TO SEND THE BELOW INFORMATIONS REQUIRED TO
CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE:


drew the lucky
Yours faithfully,
Susan Moore (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

ATTN: PARTICIPANT: VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:.........................................

2.ADDRESS:..............................................

3.SEX:.....................................................

4.AGE:.....................................................


5.MARITAL STATUS:..................................

6.OCCUPATION:.......................................

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:..................................

8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:.............................

9.BATCH NUMBER:.................................... Upon reciept of the duly requested data, I'll send you the contact
information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the
release of yo ur claim in anyway you deem fit, submit back immediately


DELIVERY OPTIONS:

(1) A: BANK SWIFT WIRE TRANSFER
(2): COME TO OUR OFFSHORE PAYMENT CENTER IN UK
(3): BY OUR COURIER FIRM,


NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer
immediately by email. www.lotttery@yahoo.com][www.lottery@yahoo.com): ____________________________________________
NAME OF RECEIVER: __________________________________________________ DECLARATION: I, ____________, HEREBY DECLARE THAT I HAVE
NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL
LOTTERY PROGRAM NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY FILLED
CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO FREE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION.
I THEREFORE AUTHORIZE, THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROGRAM TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING
AND SEND MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME. SIGNATURE :______________
(TYPE IN YOUR NAMES): ________________________________
DATE: ________________________
Warm Regards, Claims Agent: Barrister Sean Paul james west

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