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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.
  • +447031848794 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701221826 (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.
  • claimsagent_terrymoore@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "dr paul white" <uknationalonlinelotterypromo@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 22:09:32 -0500
Subject: Congratulations!!! contact claimsagent

UKONLINE

THE NATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY

Support Center
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy L28 5AF
United Kingdom

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
REF NO: BTL/4910X1/04
BATCH NO: 12/25/0304

AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

UKINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail
address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 8th
october, 2005. Your email address was attached to ticket number
564-75600545-188, with serial number 5388/02 drew with lucky numbers
08-09-17-29-37-45


and consequently you Won the lottery in the (A) category.All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users
from company and individual email addresses.

You have therefore been approved a lump sum of SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT
BRITAIN POUNDS.

Be adviced to keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program,For the release of your winning,kindly contact your claims agent:

Mr.Terry moore

Tel: +44 703 184 8794
Fax: +44 709 286 8723
Fax: +44 870 122 1826
Email: claimsagent_terrymoore@yahoo.co.uk

:Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the Release
of your funds as soon as you contact him, and you are to quote your lucky
number for confirmation on your winning in every correspondences with
claims agent.

All winning must be claimed not later than 30th october, 2005. After this
date all unclaimed funds will be retured to UKINTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Treasury as unclaimed.



Furthermore, should there be any Change of your address; do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations!! again from all our staffs and thank you for being part of
our promotional lottery program.

Yours faithfully,
Dr Paul White
Zonal Co-ordinator
(Promotions Manager)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam