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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:

• 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.
  • +447031848498 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709120658 (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.
  • claimsremittancedepartmentoffice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "uknational lottery" <uknationallottery@stevekadmon.com>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 14:09:01 +0000
Subject: quintcat@yahoo.com,lquint@law.harvard.edu, icequeen@dal.net, bsprech@teleport.co

                                               

 

 

 

The National Lottery,
Tolpits Lane,
Watford WD1 8RN

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,


WINNING NOTIFICATION:CLAIM YOUR PRIZE 

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO Lottery International programs held on 26TH Of September 2005 in LEEDS UNITED-KINGDOM.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-75600545-188 with Serial number 5368/04 drew the lucky numbers: [3-8-9-26-27-47(45)], which subsequently won you the lottery in the lotto #922.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (one million pounds) in cash credited to file UNL/9023118308/04.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe.In view of this, your £1,000,000.00 (one million pounds) would be released to you by our payment office in europe.

It is advised that you do not disclose your Ref. or Batch number to anyone.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our Claims Remittance Repartment:

CLAIMS OFFICER'S NAME:MR. Brian Collins.
CONTACT Email:claimsremittancedepartmentoffice@yahoo.co.uk 
FAX NUMBER::+44-87-0912-0658
PHONE NUMBER: +44-703-184-8498.

you can call us from Monday-Friday (9:00am-4pm).

CONGRATULATIONS once more from all members and staff of this program.Lottery co-ordinator. 

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Steve Kadmon.