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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "yahoo/msnlottery incoperation" (no such lottery exists)
  • "yahoo/msn lottery" (no such lottery exists)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447011150307 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Mark Barry <microsoft_windows_event_manager@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 22:11:20 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Yahoo/Msn Lottery Fiduciary Agent (You can now contact the bank)









Yahoo/MsnLottery
Incoperation Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater LondonSM1 4te
United Kingdom

Dear Lucky Winner

Accept our sincerely apology,for the slight delay in responding to your mail,it was an outcome of the processing of your winning documents.Your filled Informations has been forwarded to the bank, you can now contact them for the transfer of the funds. We looking forward to an early claims of your funds. Well this is a real lottery offer program by the Yahoo/Msn/Microsoft Window Board and your email falls within the 5 lucky winners for the monthly draw. And now you are to claim your prize on time as to avoid late claims. You are to keep all the informations send to you intact and confidential.


Congratulation once more. We are delighted reading your feedback today and at this hour, I Mr Mark Barry the Fiduciary Agent to Yahoo/Msn Microsoft Window Lottery Incoperation, Board of Claims, hereby congratulate you for your winning as one of the beneficiary in the on going lottery program.

BENEFICIARY WINNINGS INFORMATIONS:

BATCH NO:----------------------------------------------YM091201XN
REFF. NO:------------------------------------------------YM36860XN
WINNING NO:-------------------------------------------YM0979110WN
FILE NO:--------------------------------------------------YAHOO/MSN/L/00021/07
AMOUNT WON:----------------------------------------£500,000 British Pounds



However, I have confirmed your Batch number, Reff number, Winning number, File number and Amount won. And I was convince that you are truly one of the beneficiary in program. Congratulation once again!!!

All the same, it is nice knowing that you have choosen the option (B) Online Wire Bank Transfer as your prefered mode of collection of your winnings and I am delighted to inform you that, you can now contact the Bank via this email address:fund_transfer_unit@barclaysbank-onlineplc.com . You can call me if any problem and question with the below number.

You are hereby orge to claim your winnings on time' as your winnings has been released and registered with the Bank for transfer of your funds. Looking forward to an earlier claims of your funds. Once more, Congratulation!


NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:.......................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
NEXT OF KIN...........................
STATE......................................
COUNTRY:................................
NATIONALITY............................

Have a nice day.

Yours Faithfully,

Mr Mark Barry
Tel: +44-701-1150-307
Fiduciary Agent.






Yahoo/Msn Lottery Fiduciary Agent (You can now contact the bank)




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