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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")
• 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.
  • +448712515407 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447040109115 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "DELOTOBV PROMOBV" <deloto@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: investecbv01@uk2.net
Date: Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:04:18 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTICES!!!

DELOTTOBV INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM
28 Tanfield Road, Croydon.London
(Customer Services)
Ref: 74UK/957/-00885DT
Batch: DT957/74UK
Zonal Draw No: DT-A2-004-875
Grand Draw No: 915

FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#915) of the DELOTTOBV International
Lottery Program held on 3rd March 2006.Participants were selected through a
randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000
emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from
the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America as part
our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of
launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all
participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we
produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners
of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the
transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents .You
are to contact our agents by email/fax or call within a week of receiving
this notice. Be advice to 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. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
(US$1,500,000.00) 0ne Million, Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only in cash
credited to file number 74UK/957/-00885DT.This is from a total cash prize of
US$7,500, 000:00 shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners in this category
i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your favour and is ready for claims. To
begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a
period of 7 working days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing
of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all
statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. Please be
informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice. Your claim agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him/her. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail or
fax/telephone with the particulars presented below.

Overseas Claims Unit
(Investecbv)
Contact Person: Mr. Hans Boyer
Email: investecbv02@uk2.net
Tel: + 44 7 040 109 115
Fax: + 44 7 030 404 141

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.

Very Truly Yours,
Anton Brooks.
Lottery Co-Ordinator,
TEL/FAX: +44 87 1251 5407.

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
Disqualification. Contact your claim agent as instructed above.

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