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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:

• 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.
  • +447011133973 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Richard Llyods <r.llyods52@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <michael.lexington@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 04:57:39 +0100
Subject:
=?Windows-1252?Q?CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!YOUR_EMAIL_EMERGED_A_WINNER_OF_{=A34?=
=?Windows-1252?Q?50,000_GBP}_?=






CONGRATULATIONS!!!

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.

THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.


EURO MILLIONS LONDON, UK.PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.REF: UK/4920X2/68BATCH: 084/05/ZY360

WINNING NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS!
We the Board and Management of Euro Millions London, UK wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on 30th day of May, 2007. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. This results is today released to you and Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:111326344448-188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
and bonus ball number:
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category .You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £450,000 {Four Hundred and Fifty thousand Pounds Sterlings)in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.


This is from a total cash prize of £6,750,000( Six million Sevenhundred and Fifty thousand poundssterlings) shared amongst the(15)lucky winners in this category..
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place bianually. CONGRATULATIONS!!!Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europe booklet representative office in UK as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £450,000{One hundred thousandPounds Sterlings} will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Endeavor to Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming and unwarranted abuse of this program or you winnings will be void Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: MR.MICHAEL LEXINGTONEmail:michael.lexington@yahoo.co.ukPHONE: +44 701 113 3973For further clarification/verification of your claims. Please contactyour fiduciary agent through the above, (EMAIL ADDRES,AND PHONE NUMBER) stated in this notification e-mail. You are to fillthe information below to enable you file your winningssum.==========================================================================APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official NotificationLetter)----------------------------------------------------------------------------[FULL NAME OFWINNER]...................................................[RESIDENTADDRESS]......................................................[COUNTRY/ REGION]..................[STATE].............................[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........[OCCUPATION]........................[CURRENT EMAIL].....................[TEL/FAX]...........................==========================================================================WINNING INFORMATION---------------------------------------------------------------------------[Ref Number:]........................[Batch Number:]................[DATE]..................................==========================================================================CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION.I..................................... Declare as one of the lottoprize winnerthat all information I have provided for my winning claims are true andcorrect information of myself. I agree with the NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINEEuro-Millions International policy and regulation in line with mylotteryclaims.==========================================================================Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you.Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.(1) BY PRESENTING YOURSELF HERE IN OUR OFFICE: […………](2) BY ONLINE SWIFT/TELEGRAPHIC BANK TRANSFER:[…………]---------------------------------------------------------------------------You are to send alongside with your Details and option, a medium ofidentification;either your driver’s license or international passport should beattached to your email.This should be carried out within the next 48 hours up on receipt ofthis email Notification.Good luck and congratulation from all members of staff of the NATIONALLOTTERY.Yours faithfully,Richard K Lloyd (Mr.)International Relation Officer.


BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM

OUR Executives:Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).




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