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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "here in united kingdom" (this email uses bad English)
• 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: "LOTTORY WINNER DEPT LOTTORY WINNER DEPT" <lottorywinnerdept@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 12:42:04 +0100
Subject: YOUR ID HAS WON,CONGRATULATION FROM BOARD OF DIRECTORS.


*UK LOTTERY PROMO 2008*
*OFFICE** OF THE CORDINATOR (MRS. CAROL JONES)*
*HEAD OFFICE; * *10 Oxford Lane , London EC1 2WN*
*United Kingdom**,*
*UNITED KINGDOM.** *
* *
*DATE:19/05**/2008.*
*REF NO: **65423171*
*BATCH NO: 15/435070/CK/KKP*
*SERIAL NO: 39224059/2006*
*WINNER'S NO: GB2701/LPRC*
*
*
** *CONGRATULATIONS ...............................

**Dear Sir/Madam,

We are delighted to inform you of your prize released on Tuesday 19th May
2008 from the UK LOTTERY PROMO 2008 Lottery programme w**hich is fully based
on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses , your
name was attached to ticket number 356-0009-832-11222 serial number
**39224059/2006.
*
***
**This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-33-37-42 bonus number
17, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.*
***
You hereby have been approved a lump sum of GBP550,000.00 in cash credit
file ref ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of GBP550,000,000.00 shared
amongst ten lucky winners in this category. Also Joint with the winning is a
complementary Issue of the new 2006 BMW 760 4DR LIMITED EDITION.

**All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Australia,North and South
America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our
international promotions program which is conducted annually.*
***
This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by conglomorate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the
citizens in the communitties where they have operational base.*
***
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our European
representative office here in United Kingdom, as indicated in your play
coupon and your prize of FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN
POUNDS(GBP550,000.00) will be released to you from this regional branch
office. *
***
We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year
high stakes for GBP1.3 Billion international draw.*
***
* **
*HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE:
Simply contact your claims agent,******
*
*NAME OF AGENT:MARK PAULSON
EMAIL ADREE :markpaulson@live.com*

*by filling this form below and send it for him to file for your claim .*
*
*
*email.....markpaulson@live.com*
**
* *
*LOTTERY WINNERS APPLICATION FORM OF PAYMENT.
*
**
*FULLNAME.................................................*
*DATE OF BIRTH..................................*
*ADDRESS..................................................
*
*SEX.........................*
*AGE..................................*
*NATIONALITY...........................................*
*OCCUPATION...........................................*
*TELEPHONE..........................................*
*MOBILE PHONE...................................*
*FAX NUMBER........................................*
*BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION(IF ANY)..............................*
*EMAIL.................................................*
*DATE......................................................*
*SIGNATURE...........................................*
*WINNER REF/BATCH NO...........................APPROVED FOR PAYMENT.*
**
*Please quote your reference,batch and winning number which can be found on
the top left corner of this notification as well as your full name,*
*address and telephone number to help locate your file easily.For security
reasons,*
***
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim
is processed and your prize released to you.*
***
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted taking advantage of this of this programme by non-participant or
unofficial personnel.*
****
***
otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donate to
charity . *
***
**Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of UNITED
KINGDOM LOTTO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO INC. to all our lucky winners this
year. Thank you for being part of this promotional lottery programme. *
***
*
***Yours Sincerely,*
*[image: Feature Pic Caption]* *Mrs. Carol Jones (co-ordinator).


*
***
best regards,
Dr Joseph T. Bumbleburg,
(Financial Director.)


APPROVED
*
***BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.*
**

**
*THANKS:*
*MANAGEMENT, UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY PROMO 2008.*

** *Past winners round the world with full of excitment
*
* [image: Derbyshire Shop Syndicate]


*
** *[image: Pete Kyle]*
*I congratulates you on your winning and please make use*
*of your money judiciously. *

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