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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "overseas subscribers agents" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +447827497877

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: "hasimah" <vodafone_claims@live.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:48:52 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: UK NATIONAL LOTTORY WINNER


OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS PROMOTIONS
2ND QUARTER PROMOTION RESULTS DRAWINGS/NOTIFICATION.

RESULT CONFIRMATION MLTT/MTU/2008TN FOR REF. NUMBER MCS/231OXI/05

You are among the ten (10) randomly selected for the 3rd Quarter Overseas Subscribers agent Lottery held in London. Selection was made using special software to generate valid email addresses at random from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email addresses from all over the world.
All facilities and computer software were tested by Statisticians.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 5224652456UT with serial
number 5388/02, batch number 12L/2008/04, lottery ref number MCS/231OXI/05 and drew lucky numbers: 03, 07, 15, 38, 43, 47 and bonus ball 32 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 3rd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus.Apparently, 10 individual email addresses were selected to receive from a total cash prize of 8.5 million pounds. You have therefore been approved for the total sum of 850,000 (eight hundred and fifty thousand pounds) in cash credited to file MLTT/MTU/2008TN. T o get your above stated prize, you are advised to
contact our fiducial agent immediately via email with your winning
information stated below and personal datas requested below;
(I) Batch No: 12L/2008/04
(ii)Ticket No: 5224652456UT
(iii Lucky No: 03, 07, 15, 38, 43, 47
(iv) Ref No: MCS/231OXI/05
CLAIMS/PROCESSING APPLICATION FORM
Claims Requirements:
1. Name in full:
2. Address in full:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6. Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax:
8. Present Country:
9. Email Address:
10. Alternative Email Address:
11. Mode Of Payment (Mark X for Preferred Method)
(a)Bank Wire Transfer ( )
(b)Cheque Delivery ( )
CLAIMS AGENT:
Mr. Luita Gonzales,
OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS
2 Transford Ave, Plough Place
London EC4A 1DE.
E-Mail:( vodafone_claims@live.co.uk)for claims
Phone: +447827497877
Fax/PH: +447092880764
Fax/PH: +447092875166

NOTE: Your winnings should not be in anyway disclosed to any one until you have successfully claimed your prize. All irreqular, suspected or multiple claims will be rejected resulting to a forfeit of prize.
____________________________________________________________________
Copyright =A92008 Overseas Subscriber's Agent =AE Lottery Promotions. All
rights reserved.

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