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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")
  • "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.
  • +447031848647 (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.
  • claim_dept_flashbudget@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "LotteryBonusWin Win" <lotterybonuswin_4040@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:47:40 -1000
Subject: Winning notification

UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION
ACT OF;(Registration Z720633X).

National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 Winning notification

We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Lottery International program wishes to inform you the results of the
E-mail address ballot lottery program by the British International Lottery
Program held on 28th January, 2006. Your email account was selected as a
winner of Eight Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds [850.000. 00] Only.
This result is now made available to you and your email address attached in
the Category A bonus ball 02, 03, 21, 24, 38, 44, and bonus ball 47.
Participants were selected through a computerized ballot system drawn from
company and individual email addresses users. We advice that you keep your
winning information Confidential until your claims has been processed and
your money released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. For the release of
your winnings, kindly contact your claims agent with the following details
to expedite the processing of your prize
winning.

1. Full name and address. 2. Country of Residence
3. Tel and fax number. 4. Occupation.
5. Reference Numbers 6.batch numbers
To begin your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent: below immediately

Mr David Peters
Claim Dept Flash Budget Ltd Uk
Email: claim_dept_flashbudget@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +44 703 184 8647
CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Lottery International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY
Brain Hunt
Controller



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