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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +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: "Uk Lottery" <info@cyberwinnings.org>
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 01:36:26 +0000
Subject: YOU HAVE WON THE UK LOTTERY DEC 2005/06

UK LOTTERY BONUS OFFER

EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT. HEAD OFFICE P.O. BOX 1764 VICTORIA  SW1V 4DP LONDON, ENGLAND. Ref  : UKLT/245512568021/05 Serial:5368/02   WINNING NOTIFICATION: We happily announce to you the draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 23th of December, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the Winning numbers:14, 26, 34, 35, 36, 45 (bonus no.32), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of GBP1,500,000. (One million Five Hundred Thousand GB Pounds) in cash credited to file.This is from a total cash prize of GBP6,118,518,shared amongst the first Three (3) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet repre! sentative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your GBP$1,500,000.00 (One million Five Hundred Thousand GB pounds) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION. ******************************************************************* Name  :Scott Smith E-mail:claimsfiduciaryagent@myway.com Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department, TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM Tel Phone  :+44 702 308 0281 Tel Phone  :+44 702 401 8463 ******************************************************************** Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers immediately. PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM. FULL NAMES. OCCUPATION - PHONE NUMBER - FAX - ANNUAL INCOME. ADDRESS- NEXT OF KIN- SEX - EMAIL ADDRESS - Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY. Yours faithfully, Rosa Wood(Mrs) Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY BONUS OFFER. (OSA) OVERSEAS SUBSCRIBERS AGENTS

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