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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447031943473 (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.
  • claimsagentdptonline@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. DAVID IBRU" <davidibru01@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 11:24:22 -0400
Subject: RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION



NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL Prize Remittance Division(PRD) RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION FILE REF NO: 07- 321786542FAST NO: 2912144LOTTO REF: FL/0507/FAST Dear Prize Winner, This email confirms that you have received from theNATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL an officialnotification of your lotto winning in the NATIONALLOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T)played on march 12, 2007 at our lottery office complexTrafford,London.You have won a NATIONAL LOTTO PRIZE OF $ 500,000.00USD (five hundred thousand USD),a prize payout of yourwinning has been approved by the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP.In accordance with the United Kingdom lotteryordinance, you are authorized as the lotto prizewinner to request claims of your winning prize.The NATIONAL LOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET(F.A.S.T) GAME is an online promotional programorganized by the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL.Atotal of 500,000 different email addresses are enteredfor the NATIONAL LOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKETGAM(F.A.S.T). All email addresses entered for the gameare submitted by our partner international emailservice providers/ marketing companies and publicservices providers.Winners are randomly selectedsystematically through our Electronic Random SelectionSystem (ERSS). Your email ID was included among the500,000 email addresses and entered for Batch 16125with Ticket No. 2912144 and was luckily selected among1-5 batch winners. Note that the NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL willremit prize payout to only winners who officially filein for their prize claims. You are required to file your claims by contacting theoffice of Prize Remittance Division. Name: Mr.Allen backerEMAIL: claimsagentdptonline@yahoo.com Phone:+447031943473Completely fill out the Claim Form - E provided hereinand submit a completed filled form via email or fax tothe Prize Remittance Division.Your winning informationhas been provided above. ===========================================================================APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt OfficialNotification Letter)[FILE REF 07- 21786 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [FULL NAME OFWINNER]...................................................... [RESIDENTADDRESS]......................................................... [COUNTRY/ REGION].................. [STATE]............................ [DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../........ [SEX].......... [INCOME]........................... [OCCUPATION]....................... [CURRENT EMAIL].................... [TEL/FAX].......................... =========================================================================== WINNING INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------[FAST TICKET NR]........................ [LOTTERY REFNR]................ [DATE].....=========================================================================== CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION I ................................... Declare as thelotto prize winner that all information I haveprovided for my winning claims are true and correctinformation of myself. I agree with the NATIONAL LOTTOGROUP INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation inline with my lottery claims. =========================================================================== Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prizeremitted to you.Listed below is our payment modalitiesand option of payment. (1) DELIVERY BY COURIER SERVICES:(PAYMENT BEFOREDELIVERY) [................] (2)DELIVERY BY INSURANCE COMPANY(PAYMENT ONDELIVERY):[......................] THIS EMAIL WAS SENT FROM THE DESK OF THE ORGANIZATIONPRESIDENT NATIONAL LOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL, ONBEHALF OF F.A.S.T GAMES 2007. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING.SINCERELY, DAVID IBRU Lottery Coordinator


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