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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:
  • "claim agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447031948856 (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.
  • john_cashflow@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK" <workwithclaimagent@msn.com>
Reply-To: john_cashflo@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:08:11 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!

(Accredited Licensed Agent to CASHFLO FINANCIAL
SERVICES LTD)

Ref Number:IL6341-6 CASHFLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.

Batch number:289-4PP

DEAR PRIZE WINNER,
RESULTS FOR PROMOTIONAL DRAW
IMPERIAL LOTTERY UK wishes to inform you of the
results of its ONLINE International Lottery
Promotional draws held on the 1ST of JANUARY 2005 as
part of our New Year bonanza. We are happy to officially inform you that
you have emerged a winner under our Third Category Draws,
which is part of our promotional draws. Participants
were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 40,000 names/email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, and New
Zealand as part of our International Promotions
Program.
Your Lottery Claim is attached to ticket number
75-521-25,with serial number 9680-085-0, and drew the
lucky numbers 03 09 14 24 26 41 (29) to
emerge one of the third category winners.
You have consequently been awarded a lump sum pay out
of £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Great Britain Pounds) in
cash, which is the winning payout for Third Category
winners. This is from the total prize money of
£12,000,000.00 shared between 6 international winners
in the category.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your Winning information confidential for now
until your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you in order to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.
Your fund is now deposited with CASHFLO FINANCIAL
SERVICES LTD, insured in your name.This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants/non participants of
this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice our mid year
(2005) high stakes where you stand a chance of winning up to
£15,000,000.00,we hope that with a part of your prize
money you will participate.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin
your claims process,

MR. JOHN FISHER
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER,
CASHFLO FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.
email:john_cashflow@yahoo.com
Phone no:+447031948856

For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated Bank account of your choice.
Remember, you must contact your claim agent not later
than two weeks from the date you received this
email.After this date, all funds will be returned back
as unclaimed.
NOTE: For easy reference and identification, Find
below your reference and Batch numbers, remember to quote
these numbers in every one of your correspondence with
your claims agent/Company.
REFERENCE NUMBER: IL6341-6
BATCH NUMBER: 289-4PP
Once again, accept my Congratulations!
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification and Anybody
under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours

Judith Carlton.
Lottery Coordinator



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