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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")
• 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.
  • +447024018475 (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.
  • bettygiggs_ukfiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <info_ukonlinelottery06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bettygiggs_ukfiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:47:51 -0900
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.............................. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

WINNING NOTIFICATION
EUROPE SWEEPSTAKES
BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
............................................
............................................
...........................................
WINNING NOTIFICATIONS:
We happily announce to you Europe's sweepstakes 10th anniversary
draw held Yesterday in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket
number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky
numbers:14,21,25,39,40,40,47(20),which subsequently won you the lottery
in the 1st category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum
of £253,437.00 in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02 This is from a
total cash prize of £2,534,370.00 shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category. This year's Lottery Program Jackpot is the 5th
largest ever in the history of Europe Sweepstakes.
The estimated £253,437.00 jackpot would be the eleventh biggest in U.K.
history. The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners
in a May 2000 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of
this, your £253,437.00 would be released to you by either our affiliate bank
or courier .
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds to you as soon as you make contact with her. All participants
were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw
system and extracted from over 1,000,000 companies. This promotion takes
place
annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be
warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below
details for processing of your claims.
AGENT: Betty Giggs
Email: bettygiggs_ukfiduciaryagent@yahoo.co.uk
TEL :+44 702 401 8475
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent. Attached here is a copy of our verifications form, please
fill accordingly so as to proceed with your winnings.
(Form HLP)
REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68
FULL NAME...............................................
COMPANY NAME: ...........................................
FULL ADDRESS: ...........................................
SEX: .................................
AGE...................................
OCCUPATION.............................
TEL.......................FAX................. (If any)
COUNTRY................................
E-MAIL..................................
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE: ............. (Identification on
delivery)

AMOUNT WON..........................

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
.................................................................
.................................................................
................................................................

____________________________
___________________
Date.
Signature.



Upon receipt of the duly requested data, 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.


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