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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:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  • +447014219185 (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.
  • infobendept01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <UKNATIONALLOTTERY@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: infobendept01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2008 20:25:58 +0500
Subject: YOU HAVE WON!!!!




The National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool L70 1NL United Kingdom
Ref: UK/6648D/09
Batch: 080/07/MK881
Dear Winner,
RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING
NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (7776) of the International Lottery
program held on the 3rd of Febuary 2008. your e-mail address have won the
draw,Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e.
match 6 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total
sum of £300,000.00 (Three hundred thousand pound sterling) in cash
credited to file QQX /8994298762/01 This is from a total cash prize of
£1,500,000.00 (one million five hundred thousand pounds sterling)
shared amongst the Five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. match 6
plus
bonus.
HOW DID YOU WIN??? HOW DID THEY GET MY EMAIL ADDRESS???

The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerised email selection system from a database of over 255,000
email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world which your
email,was among the first 5 lucky winners.Please be informed,Your
winning prize has been insured to Reference Number (UK/6648D/09) in a
suspense
account.
Please do provide with the following information: And send to our
Fiduciary Agent.
CLAIM PROCESSING FORM
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Date of Birth:
5. Occupation:
6. Phone:
7. Mobile:
8. Fax:
To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent immediately
via the email below.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY FIDUCIARY AGENT
Name: Mr.Ben Johnson
Tel: +447014219185
+447045703488
Email: infobendept01@yahoo.co.uk
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence.
You are to keep all lotto information away from the general public
especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a
case of double claims will not be entertained). Anybody under the age
of 17 and
members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to
participate in this program.
CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Mary Bill.
Online Coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Lottery Program.
N.B: Keep all lotto information from public to avoid double claims.

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