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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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 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.
  • mronimicheal@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Kate Henshaw" <brtislot@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:29:34 +0100
Subject: ******CONGRATULATIONS!!! FROM THE BRITISH HEADQUARTER******


**
*FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.
REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
WINNING NOTIFICATION
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, UK wishes to inform
you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program
held on 7th day of October, 2005. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers:: [image: Ball number 11][image: Ball number 13] [image: Ball
number 26][image: Ball number 34][image: Ball number 44] [image: Ball number
48] and bonus ball number: [image: Bonus Ball number 2] , which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 1ST category i.e match 6 plus bonus(Jackpot
Winner).You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,
000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING)in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/05.It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final
NOTIFICATION as regards this. *

*All participants of this 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 biannualy.
*
*CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 by some participants.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Africa booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of
this, your £1,000,000.00 (ONE MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) will be
released to you by any of our Dispatch department in Africa. *
*Once again your winning numbers fall within our African region and you are
required to contact our representatives in Europe so as to enable them
direct you on how to claim your winnings in Africa
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote
your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Should there
be any change of addresses do inform our representative as soon as
possible.

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:*
**
*Name:Roni Micheal
Email: **mronimicheal@myway.com* <mronimicheal@myway.com>
**
*Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone and fax numbers immediately. *
*Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE BRITISH LOTTERY.
ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH
EITHER OF THE PARENTS.

Sincerely Yours
Kate Henshaw (Mrs.)
International Relation Officer.*
**
* BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM
<http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do> [image:
logos] <http://www.bizforum.org/hotspot.htm>
<http://www.bizforum.org/hotspot.htm>


Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson
(Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr.
Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).
*

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