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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "british lottery international" (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")
• 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 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.
  • uk_lotteryagent123@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS PROMO WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!
<as-wie28@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:27:24 -0600
Subject: BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS PROMO



BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNERS PROMO Headquarters: 60 Merriman Road Blackheath London SE3 8RZ England. WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!This Email is to inform you that your Email emerged a winner of £1,500,000 on our online draws which was played on the 11th of June, 2007 your winning numbers are; Ref. Number...... .BTL/491OXI/04 Batch Number...... 12/25/0304 Ticket Number..... 564 75600545-188 Serial Number......5388/02 For further Information about your Winnings Our agent for notice of claims ,copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows: Mr. Handle SmithFiduciary Agent Email:uk_lotteryagent123@yahoo.co.uk You are to send the completed verification form below to our Agent in the United Kingdom whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once again! FULL NAME......................................... COUNTRY........................................... STATE............................................. PRESENT ADRESS.................................... AGE............................................... OCCUPATION........................................ TELEPHONE NUMBER.................................. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)............................... Ticket Number..................................... BATCH NUMBER...................................... DATE NOTIFIED..................................... AMOUNT WON........................................ SEX............................................... NB:Any claim not made before seven (11) working days from date of notification indicate that the winner hasvoluntarily forfeitedhis/her winnings Sincerely Yours, Mrs.LINDA RICE. International Promotion Manager.
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