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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +448701319022 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Bedfordshire Lottery" <bedfordshire_lottery@msn.com>
Reply-To: bedfordshirewinners@uk2.net
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 22:37:13 +0000
Subject: LOTTERY RESULT, please contact claims agent

FROM:BEDFORDSHIRE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
OFFICIAL SPONSOR:HONDA (AMSTERDAM)
FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT.
AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.

ATTN;WINNER,

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
Europe/ America private international e-games organizers and
co-sponsors,DIAMONDSTAR Group International, officially brings to your
notice of the final draw result of 1ST OCTOBER 2005 Bedfordshire lottery
Wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office
complex here in AMSTERDAM,THE NETHERLANDS.

We use an incredible 3-Point Triangulation System that generates the most
accurate,personalized lucky numbers using lottery system.
By doing this the foundation seek to encourage the use of Internet for
academic and business pursuits.

You were entered as dependent client with: Reference number
87K4/336/T0714/003 and Lucky No. 13 15 22 37 39.
Your email address attached to the ticket number:11 23 34 38 48 49 75 that
drew the lucky winning number,and was selected by our E-games Random
Selection System (ERSS) with entries from the 50,000 different email
addresses enrolled for the E-game which consequently won the sweepstake in
the first category,in four parts.

You have been approved for a payment of £450,000.00(FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) credited to file reference
number:BLI/4249859609/WP1 which is deposited with a Finance & Security
Company in your favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY.This is from a total cash prize of four million five hundred thousand
pounds sterling shared among the ten international winners in first
categories.

Begin your claim by contacting your accredited agent:
================================================
MR PAUL DUBERRY .
WALLA SECURITIES AGENT.
BEDFORDSHIRE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
LANGROYD ROAD,
SW17 7PL, LONDON,
UNITED KINGDOM.
TEL/Fax: +44 870 131 9022
Email: bedfordshirewinners@uk2.net

Please provide him with your Lucky number, Reference number and pin code
W-91237-H067/B4 and your reference number BLI/4249859609/WP1. You are also
advised to provide him
with the under listed information as soon as possible:

1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:


If you do not contact your claims agent within seven (7) working days of
this notification, your winnings could be revoked.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Patricia Mirren
BEDFORDSHIRE LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR
OFFICIAL SPONSOR:HONDA (AMSTERDAM)

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