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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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 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.
  • dr_pshearer@yahoo.co.uk
  • dr_pshearer@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "uk lotto" <ukonlinelottopromo@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 03:23:11 +0100
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

PREMIUM FREE LOTTERY PROGRAM
509 Notre Dame E.,Gorda Plaza
Tortola,British Virgin Island
www.freelotto.com
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: KPC/9080118308/02 AND BATCH NO: 54/1017/IDL.

ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM ,
WINNING NOTIFICATION - Ref: KPC/9080118308/02

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro American Premium
Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 23rd September,2005 in
Tortola,British Virgin Island. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number: B9564 drew the Winning Numbers:49-54-26-17-35, which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$500,000.00(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited
to file Ref Number:KPC/9080118308/02 and Batch Number:54/1017/IDL.This is
from a total cash prize of US$12,500,000.00 shared amongst the first (25)
lucky winners in this category.

All participants were selected through the Internet computer balloting
system drawn from 150,000 email addresses from Middle East, Asia,
Africa,Canada,Europe and North America and Oceania as part of our
International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.This
programme is sponsored by EUROPEAN UNION/BILL GATES and WORLD INTERNATIONAL
LOTTERY ORGANISATION to promote and enhance the use of Soft Ware in the
Global World.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with Financial Trust Group,a security
Company in U.K and insured in your Name.Due to mix up of some numbers and
names,We advise that you keep this award strictly from public notice until
your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This
is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous
acts by participants of this program.We hope with a part of your Prize, you
will participate in our end of year high stakes valued at US$250 Million.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.Therefore to begin your claim, please contact your Fudiciary
Agent;DR. PAUL SHEARER
CRISTAL SECURITIES &FINANCE.
DIRECTOR LEGAL DEPT
PREMIUM LOTTO CLAIMS DEPARTMENT
LONDON DISTRICT OFFICE
TEL/FAX:+44 - 704-011-8054
EMAIL: dr_pshearer@yahoo.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated
account of your choice,You should endeavour to contact your claim agent
not
later than 15TH October,2005 as unclaimed funds would be transferred
to 2006 sweepstake.Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him.
NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your
correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore,should there be any change of your address,do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
MRS. ROSELINE H.WOODS.
CLAIMS NOTIFICATION DEPARTMENT,
PREMIUM FREE LOTTERY PROGRAM
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
N.B. Please make sure your reply is been sent to the head of legal
department,Dr.PAUL SHEARER on email address: dr_pshearer@yahoo.co.uk


CONGRATULATION(AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION 2005)


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