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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +447040106494 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREE LOTTO UK" <free_uk005@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 19:34:39 +0000
Subject: CLAIM PROCESS


DEAR AWARD WINNER ,



THIS OFFICE WISHES TO INFORM YOU THAT WE RECEIVED AND DO HEAREBY ACKNOWLEDGE
YOUR CLAIM AS REGARDS FREE LOTTO'S ONE MILLION POUNDS (£1,000,000GBP).WITH
REFERENCE NUMBER FL/04/736207152/UK ,WINNING NUMBERS 37-13-43-85-67-11 AND
LOTTO CODE NUMBER ,IN THE 2ND CATEGORY.



BE INFORMED THAT YOUR PRIZE HAS BEEN INSURED TO ITS PRINCIPAL VALUE AND WILL
BE TRANSFERRED UPON MEETING OUR PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS WHICH IS MEANT TO
SATISFY ALL OFFICIAL LAWS AND PROTOCOLS AS MANDATED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
GAMING BOARD REGULATIONS, THE BRITISH GAMING BOARD AND THE GAMING REGULATORS
EUROPEAN FORUM (GREF). IT IS ALSO TO AID AND TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE
ORGANISATIONS WORLDWIDE.

ALSO NOTE THAT YOUR DOCUMENTS HAVE TO PASS OUR AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN A
CLEARANCE, WHICH SHALL BE ATTACHED TO YOUR DOCUMENT IN READINESS OF THE
SUBSEQUENT ONWARD TRANSFER INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT WITH 48 HOURS OF
COMPLETION OF THE AUTHENTICATION.


NOTE: ALL WINNINGS MUST BE NOTARIZED AND A CERTIFICATE OF AWARD MUST BE
OBTAINED FROM THE BRITISH GAMING BOARD TO COMPLETE THE CLAIMS PROCESS, THIS
CERTIFICATE CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED THROUGH LEGAL REPRESENTATION SO THE
ASSIGNED COMPANY LAWYER WILL ASSIST IN THIS PROCESS.

PLEASE SEND TO US COPIES OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION PAPERS (DRIVER'S LICENCE OR
INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT WILL DO).YOU CAN SEND VIA EMAIL AS ATTACHMENT OR
FAX.

ATTACHED TO THIS MAIL IS A COPY OF OUR CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM.PLEASE FILL
WHERE APPLICABLE AND RETURN TO US IMMEDIATELY FOR VERIFICATION.

A SWIFT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL WILL BE APPRECIATED.FOR
FURTHER CLARIFICATION,PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.


CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN!!





TRULY YOURS,


ROBERT KIRTON
CHIEF FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
The Freelotto Company
TEL:+447040106494
TEL:+447040117493
FAX:+448701308158

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