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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • +447023080281 (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.
  • claimsfiduciaryagent@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Info Claims" <uknationalpromo_lottery@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 23:44:14 +0000
Subject: XMAS LOTTERY/CONTACT MR SCOTT(URGENT)

FROM:Mr Scott Smith,
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.
RAFFLE DRAWS PROMOTIONS 2005
REFERENCE:/DHK110/
BATCH:/NBH12/
LUCKY NUMBER: 09,21,23,31,40,46

Dear Winner,

We are delighted to inform you of the result of Email Lottery
Promotion,Which is part of our promotional draws. Held on the Monday 5th
December 2005 and that you were one the LUCKY WINNERS and your e-mail
address attached toLucky-numbers 09, 21, 23, 31, 40, 46 and Serial-number
13-1003 which consequently won in the Match 5 and 2 Stars , you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of $2.500 (Two Million Five
Hundred thousand)

CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

Please be informed that all participants were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 30,000,000 company and 50,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.To file in for your
claims, contact our affilated COURIER SERVICES for your your winning .

check:
MR.Scott Smith,
DISPATCH OFFICER
ALPHA COURIER
SERVICES
18 KINGS ROAD,
LONDON SW3 5EN,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel:+44 702 308 0281
Fax:+44-0870 068 4912
Official Email:claimsfiduciaryagent@myway.com

Please do remember, all winning must be claimed not later than two weeks of
this notification. After this time all unclaimed funds will be included in
the next stake.
Note:In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, if you wish to
file in for your claims, you are therefore requested to quote the following
claims requirements to the above reply email address.Remember to your
Reference, Batch, and Wining Number, in every one of your correspondence to
our affilated COURIER SERVICES.

Congratulations once again from all the staff here. In order to verify your
winnings, we need your particulars for record purposes, Attached here is a
copy of our verifications form, please fill accordingly so as to proceed
with your winnings. Once again congratulations from all the staff.

1. FULL NAMES.........................................................
2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS..........................................
3. PHONE NUMBER....................................................
4. FAX NUMBER........................................................
5. AGE....................................................................
6. OCCUPATION.......................................................
7. NATIONALITY......................................................
8. NEXT OF KIN........................................................


Your's Sincerely,

MS ROSE WOOD

ONLINE COORDINATOR,
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
MASTER HOUSE,29 TARRANT STREET
DUGARD WAY,KENNINGTON,
LONDON SE114TH,UK.
PO Box 1400
Fax:+44-0870 068 4912

Anti-fraud resources:

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