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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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 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.
  • dnk_maildesk@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • bcoleman_globallott@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mail Desk <dnk_maildesk@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:01:01 +0100
Subject: Re:Congratulations (DNK Lott)

 

DNK National Lottery
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
WINNING NOTIFICATION

Email: dnk_maildesk@myway.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

We happily announce to you the draw of the DNK National Lottery programs held on the 18th of December, 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:   and ,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of 800,000 Pounds Sterlings (Eight Hundred Thousand Great British pounds) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of US £8 Million pounds sterlings, shared amongst the first 10 lucky winners in this category. 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 £800,000.00 (Eight Hundred Thousand British pounds  ) 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 him,  All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Website through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies and individuals. 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 a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.

 

Full names:...................................................................

Contact address details:...............................................

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

Phone (House no& mobile phone)

and fax numbers:.........................................................

Age:.............................................................................

Company name:..........................................................

Profession:..................................................................

Nationality:.................................................................

Amount WON............................................................

Brief description of your company &

individual:..................................................................

I .................................................here by duly declare that i have not claimed any fund from THE WORLDNET LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
before,and will abide with the procedures for my fund release.

CONGRATULATIONS !  FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF DNK National Lottery
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Martin Smith
Online coordinator for DNK National Lottery
Sweepstakes National Program.
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Please contact AGENT MR. BIGGS  COLEMAN  on this email address:   bcoleman_globallott@yahoo.co.uk as soon as you receive this mail. Do furnish him with your phone and fax details to enable us forward you with the necessary documents that will help you claim your prize.

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