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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:

• 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!

Fraud email example:

From: "Extol Finance Company Limited. Extol Finance Company Limited." <agentbruce1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 22:45:37 +0100 (BST)
Subject: {Disarmed} FILL AND SUBMIT VERIFICATION FORM TO CLAIM YOUR WINNINGS



The National Lottery
165 FULHAM PALACE RD
W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)









U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY QUESTIONERS FORM




Attn:Winner,

Dear Winner.,



Congratulations once again from all the staff here. Before your winnings can be sent to you, you will have to be properly verified. In order to verify your winnings, we need your
particulars for record purposes, Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.You can call any of the number below:


VERIFICATION FORM

1.FULL NAMES:_________________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.DATE OF BIRTH:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER(MOBILE NUMBER:_____________________
9.Amount Won:____________________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.REFERENCE NUMBER:__________________


12.BATCH NUMBER________________________
13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL____________

___________________________________________


14. COUNTRY________________________________








I hereby declare that all the information given in this form is to the best of my knowledge, belief and correct. I understand that any false or incomplete information given in this form will automatically disqualify me from being considered for claiming my winning prize.



Yes __________ NO ______________( TICK AS APPROPRIATE)....Note we shall get back to you within the next 24hrs.




Regards

BRUCE ELLIOT







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