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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:

• 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.
  • +447011128104 (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.
  • barnesfiducairyunit1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Barnes Smith" <barnesfiducairydept1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 20:38:55 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PAYMENT PROCEDURE/Ref: UK/9420X2/68



Home Office: P. O. Box 1010, 19th December, 2006
London,UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
44 703 184 1490
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch:074/05/ZY369



Dear Winner,
On behalf of the entire staff of the SWEEPSTAKES DRAWS WINNINGS under the UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL (Online sweepstake lottery/award promotion). Congratulate you for being one of the lucky winners in this year lottery promotion stake.

Please send verification form or call for inquiry.:+44 701 112 8104
Once again, congratulations from the entire staff of this organisation.
Best Regards,

Barr,BARNES SMITH
Phone number:+44 701 112 8104
+44 703 184 1490
(Mon-Fridays)9:00AM-6:00PM.G.M.T
Fax numbers:44-87-1256-3739
Email;barnesfiducairyunit1@yahoo.co.uk
Fiduciary/Claims Agent,
Claims/Verification Department.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY










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