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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447045776072 (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.
  • agencysecurital@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ole Bjorn Tellefsen" <barristerolebjorntellefsen@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:55:49 +0100
Subject: Transfer Procedure


Attn:Winner Crystal Louise Marcum ,

I bring you felicitation from my colleagues of my chambers and the entire
member of Stakes Lottery Promotions. You have been elected as the winner of
the Stakes Promotions Prize Award for this lottery session.Please note that
there are several individuals, Groups, Scammers,
Terrorist etc that might Endeavour to cheat you off your fund some way/some
how hence kindly follow the transfer advice properly.
As regards the prompt transfer of your winning fund, it is important I let
you know that you have to verify with our Official Security Firm to this
promotion via providing your Ref Number: 040/055/337 & Batch Number:
561702-PCD004 in quotes so as to avoid double claim as we have
experience before.

Kindly contact our Official Security Firm via email;
agencysecurital@yahoo.co.uk
before the transfer of your winning fund can be concluded.

Be aware that we have past experience default with transfer of winning fund
when winner discloses their winning Batch numbers and Reference numbers to a
third party, you do not exactly Know or understand his/her basic intentions
which eventually turn out to claim your fund behind you or might capitalizes
on any information given to Scam you off some money, for this reason please,
be very careful and ensure that you follow my advice.

I will always contact you personally during transfer process of your prize
award, and you can contact me via email or Phone and Please feel free to
drop a voice Message if I am not available.

Kindly note that no form of deductions can be made from your fund due to
Insurance Deposit Policy attached with the transfer of your winning fund of
£3,400, 000.00 Million Euros, Hence notes that your fund is non-divisible
and not negotiable.

For information I have given above, if for any other changes you will be
rightly informed, thank you a very big Congratulation.

Yours Faithfully,

Barrister Ole-Bjorn Tellesfen LL.B (Lon) B.L
Solicitor & Advocate
Tel; +44 704 577 6072.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam