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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:
  • "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.
  • +447023057295 (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.
  • pdqcourierservicedelivery@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY INFORMATOION DEPARTMENT"
<uklotteryinformation_department@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 09:27:35 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE COURIER COMPANY FOR DELIVERY COST

ATTENTION:WINNER , CONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program. I am happy to inform you that i have forwarded your Original Certificate and your mode of prize collection to the courier company.Find below the details of the courier company. CONTACT PDQ COURIER SERVICE LTD  PDQ COURIER COMPANY BR30-36 NEW PORT,CARDIFF BRCF24 ODE, BRUNITED KINGDOM NAME:BILLY BRAIN (dispatch officer) EMAIL: pdqcourierservicedelivery@yahoo.co.uk   You are adviced to send the courier company a mail to their email address for their courier cost.When contacting them,you are to include this order number as your subject.Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.   +447023057295         +447023056923   ORDER NUMBER:0657252 DRAW NO... FULL NAMES................. AMOUNT WON..........   Note: you are Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter.Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your dealings with the courier company.   Thanks,   DISPATCHER OFFICER MR:WHITE MILLION         The uk National Lottery P O Box 1010 UNITED KINGDOM (Customer Services) Date 28th January,2006 Ref: BR/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 ATTENTION:WINNER , 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. DATE OF BIRTH:_________________________________________________ 3. SEX:___________________________ 4. MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________________ 5.CONTACT ADDRESS:____________________________________ 6.TELEPHONE NUMBER:________________________________________ 7.OCCUPATION:________________________________________________ 8.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:__________________________________________ Upon receipt of the duly requested datas,i`ll send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit. Warm Regards, Mr White million, Claims Agent.

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