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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:
  • "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.
  • +447024064272 (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.
  • brentandassociates@hotpop.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VWD E-Lottery International <vwdnotifs41@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: vwdnotifs48@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:40:43 +0200
Subject: VWD Online E-Lottery Results®

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Message-Id: <20061027143833.C849E157A73@fresno111.webperoni.de>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:38:33 +0200 (CEST)


VWD E-Lottery International

VWD E-Lottery Headquarters:
Customers Service
P.O BOX 1010,
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

Ref: VBL/9450Z4/06
Batch: 11/23/0106
26th October, 2006

Dear Prize Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw of the VWD E-Lottery programs held on the 26th October, 2006 in London.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 304 23258748 541 with Serial number 347/06 drew the lucky numbers: 22-8-5-13-25-6,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £1,327,182.00(One million, three hundred and twenty seven thousand, One Eighty two British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file DRP/5080332405/06.This is from a total cash prize of £102 Million Pounds Sterling, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

This year's Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery .The estimated £102 Million jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the £253 Million jackpot that went to two winners in a May 2005 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £1,327,182.00(One million, three hundred and twenty seven thousand, One Eighty two British Pounds Sterling) would be
released to you by our affiliate bank in London.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with her.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is to avoid double claims amongst other anticipated glitches that may and could lead to your prize being diverted. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please fill the form below and send to your fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.


WINNERS CLAIM FORM

First
Name:..............................................................

Middle Name................................................

Last Name:................................

Home Address:......................................................

Office Address:....................................Zip
Code:.........................................

Phone Number:................................................

Fax
Number:..........................................................................

Country:..............................................................

Sex:...............................

Status:....................................................

Student: Yes/No

Occupation:..............................................................


WINNING INFORMATION:

Reference Number:..................................................

Batch Number:............................................

Serial Number:...........................

AGENT: John White
BRENT AND ASSOCIATE LTD U.K,
20 CRAWTHORN ROAD, LONDON,
ED2 3GB ENGLAND
Email: BrentandAssociates@Hotpop.com
Phone: +44 702 406 4272

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

Sincerely,

James Smith.
Online Coordinator.

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