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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")
  • "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.
  • +447031954072 (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.
  • contact_claims_agent2@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Promotion Manager" <ukonlinepromo@msn.com>
Reply-To: claims_agent@mypersonalemail.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 03:29:32 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION!

UKONLINE

UKINTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY
242 Queen Square, 
London WC1N 3AQ
United Kingdom

 

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
      INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
      REF NO: BTL/4910X1/05
      BATCH NO: 12/25/0305

 

 

RE: AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE

 

UKINTERNATIONAL E-MAIL LOTTERY wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on 15th October,2005. Your email address was attached to ticket number 564-75600545-188; with serial number 5388/02 drew with lucky numbers 08-09-17-29-37-43,

 

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 advised 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.Todd Aaron
Fudiciary Agent
Tel: +44 703 195 4072
Fax: +44 709 286 8727
Email:contact_claims_agent2@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 correspondence with claims agent.

All winning must be claimed not later than 5th November, 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned 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 staff and thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Dr Charles Scholes.
Zonal Co-coordinator
(Promotions Manager)

 

 

CONFIDENTIAL
This Message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is
addressed.  It may concern information that is privileged, confidential, and exempt
from disclosure under the law.  If you receive this communication in error, please
notify us immediately by telephone, and return the original message to us at the
above address of this disclaimer.

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