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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")
  • "overseas claims unit" (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.
  • +447023056144 (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.
  • davidchambersagent440@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: POWERBALL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY <davidchambersagent440@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 06 May 2007 07:55:18 +0200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!


POWERCustomer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.UK
Ref Nr: PBL/CN/6654/CP
Coupon No PBL/2348974321

WINNING NOTIFICATION !!!
We happily announce to you the draw of the POWERBALL LOTTO International programs held on the 1st of May 2007 EUROPEAN HQ IN THE UK. Your free online E-WHEEL-GAMES e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 2-8 -22 -29 -37- bonus-3- which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1ST category.You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 500,000.00GBP (five hundred thousand, Pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of US 125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) 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 500,000.00GBP (five hundred thousand,Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in Ireland.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 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 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.Good luck from me and members of staff of the POWERBALL LOTTO Overseas Claims Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary Contact Person.David Chambers

DRAW DATE :5/1/2007
Email:davidchambersagent440@yahoo.com
TEL: +447023056144
TEL: +447024084059
TEL: +447024084091
TEL: +447024084099
TEL: +447024084116
Sincerely,
Mrs. Susan Smith
(lottery co-ordinator)
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the POWERBALL LOTTO. Online coordinator for POWERBALL LOTTO International Program.

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