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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.
  • +447031914049 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448717340774 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "ukstaker notification" <ukstakernotification1@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:32:54 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS FROM UK STAKE

UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY
184 WESTING FIELD DRIVE,S.W 4TH,
P.O.BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL,
UNITED KINGDOM.
Ref: UK/9410R2/03
Batch: 12/28/DEM32
CONGRATULATION
We announce to you the draw (#938) of the UK Stake draw/Promotions 
held
today them 10th of  March 2006 in Liverpool UK, THE UNITED KINGDOM
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES, Your email address was attached to ticket
number
36475600545-187UK,
with serial number 9318/14 drew The lucky numbers 18-06-20-14-64-11-05,
and consequently Won you the lottery in the 2ND category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay Of 500,000.00
British
Pounds(GBP) in cash credited to file REF NO. Ref: UK/9410R2/03. This is
from total prize money Of 2,000,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) shared among
the four International winners in this category. All participants were
selected randomly from World Wid e Website through computer draw system
and
extracted from over 100,000 companies as part of
International Promotions Programme, which is conducted annually. Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office
in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your
500,000.00 British Pounds(GBP) will be released to you by our preferred
payment center in London.Our agent will immediately commence the
process
to facilitate the Release of your funds as soon as you contact him. 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 programme by some unscrupulous people.Please be warned.As part of
the
lottery pro gr a mme, to avoid Double claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants Of this programme.Your prize is
deposited safely with a security Banking firm here in England.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary claim Agent;
ADVOCATE JAMES WILLIES
you can call
+447031914049
+447031941223
Fax:(+44)-8717340774
Email james_101@uk2.net
Claim/agent incharge.
UK-STAKE NATIONAL LOTTERY
For due processing and remittance of your prize Money, please remember
to
quote your Reference and batch numbers in every one of your
Correspondences with your agent.Remember, all prize money must be
claimed
not later than the 30th of march2006.After this date, all funds will
Be
returned as unclaimed.Furthermore,should there be any Change of your
address; do inform your claims agent As soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and tha nk You for being part
of
our promotional lottery programme.Sincerely,
Dr wilford smith Co-ordinator

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