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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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!

Fraud email example:

From: "smith alcocer" <alcocersmith0001@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: promo@GLOBAL-SPORTS-PROMO.hyperoffice.com
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:35:04 +0000
Subject: CLAIM NOW: YOU HAVE WON,FINAL NOTICE

GLOBAL SPORTS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM

Ref: GSP005/Q3.1
Batch: 3/1-2005C7

Dear Sir/Madam,
RE: SELECTION FOR PRIZE/AWARD CONFIRMATION.
We are delighted to notify you the draw (#915), the short listing and
inclusion of your mail ID among the 50 winners of the Global Sports Online
Sweepstakes International Lottery Promotion Program organized quarterly
under the auspices of UK Lottery held on January 1st 2006.

Your name (email ID) has been attached to Ticket Number 41-47-17-21-13-18,
with Serial Number 9375B, REF: GSP005/Q3.1 and BATCH: 3/1-2005C7 in our
collator's data sheet and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category
in match 5 plus associated bonus.

You are therefore entitled to a claim of 5% (£1.8Million) of the £36Million
voted for the promotional program. This prize award is envisaged for the
promotion of sports in individual winner's locality in the country of
origin, and has been credited to file: GSP/9023118308/05.

Your prize award has been insured in your name 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 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your
winning and remittance to you in the preferred payment as shall be indicated
by you and after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily
dispensed with.

This promotion takes place quarterly. 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 £1.8million (One
Million Eight Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period
may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him.
You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented
below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter between the
hours of 8.00am - 7.30pm on Monday through Friday.

HyperOffice-Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr.Howards Michael
Email:promo@GLOBAL-SPORTS-PROMO.hyperoffice.com

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 again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our
promotions program We remain.

Very Truly Yours,

The Director of Promotions
GLOBAL SPORTS PROMOTION
UK Lottery International
Mr.Smith Alcocer

NOTE: Always quote your Reference No.GSP005/Q3.1 and Batch No.: 3/1-2005C7
in every of your correspondences with us or to our coordinate sponsor's
bank. Should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims
processing agent as soon as possible.

SORRY FOR THE LATE INFORMATION. THANKS
This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use
of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from
disclosure. If you are not the
intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or
copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received
this communication in error,
please notify the sender, and erase this E-mail message immediately.


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