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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.
  • +447023054331 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701333983 (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.
  • claimsdeptsoffice@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "AOL UK PROMOTION" <aoluklotterypromotion@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:57:40 +0000
Subject: RESULT

AOL UK PROMOTION,
80 HAMMERSMITH ROAD LONDON W14 8UD
UNITED KINGDOM

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to announce to you as one of the 6 lucky winners in the AOL
UK PROMOTIONS, held on 1st January, 2006 in U.K. All 6 winning addresses
were randomly selected from a batch of 40,000 international emails. Your
email address emerged alongside 5 others as a 3rd category winner in this
month's draw.

Consequently, you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of
£700,000 Pounds (Seven Hundred Thousand pounds) ($1,238,023.00 USD) only.
The following particulars are attached to your lottery payment order:

(i) Winning numbers: 990-11-815-37-10-83
(ii) Email ticket number: 901-0148-790-691
(iii) Lotto Batch No. 13/FFP/LDL/037
(IV) File REF NO: MELI-T/17-F044262312

Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the
immediate release of your winnings. You are required to forward the
following details Attach Below (VERIFICATION) to help facilitate the
processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release
of your winnings:

CONTACT AGENCY:
MR. LARRY HOLMS AND HARINGEY ACCOUNTANTS U.K,
155A WEST GREEN ROAD, LONDON, N15 5EA,
MANCHESTER M45 7SXU.K.
Email. claimsdeptsoffice@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 7023 054331 +44 7040 106649
Fax: +44 8701 333983

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,

Mrs. Beatrice Wales.
LOTTERY COORDINATOR,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.
PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, UK.
80 HAMMERSMITH ROAD LONDON W14 8UD
UNITED KINGDOM


N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
5. You are not meant to disclose your winning to anyone to avoid double
claiming

====================================================================================
VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME
BENEFICIARY LAST NAME
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH
TEL. NUMBER
FAX NUMBER
EMAIL ADDRESS
NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS
AMOUNT WON
BATCH NUMBER
REFERENCE Nº
OCCUPATION
MARITAL STATUS
DECLARATION:
I...............................................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE,
MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS. (SUPER STANDARD
AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND
TO ME.
DATE........................(YOUR FULL
NAMES).......................................

This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the
exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be
privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake
please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its
attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.



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