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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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.
  • +447031849635 (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.
  • arthbrian@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "arthur brian" <arthbrian003@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 14:33:21 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!

HEART FOUNDATION LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
JERSEY ISLAND.


FROM: THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
BATCH: 17/01180/ABAH
REFERENCE: HFL/2551257002/06


ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY.

RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION.

This is to inform you of the release of the result of The Heart Foundation
lottery PROGRAM held on the 4th of Febraury 2006 in Jersey United Kingdom.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, the results were released on the
7th of March 2006.

Your name attached to ticket number 077-4120-241 with serial number 17254-07
drew the lucky numbers of 04 -12-37-50-41-70 and consequently won the
lottery prize of 1,700,000 Pounds Sterling in the 3rd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP1,700,000 (ONE
MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUNSAND POUNDS STERLING ONLY).

This is from a total cash prize of GBP8,500,000.00GBP (EIGHT MILLION FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED KINGDOM POUNDS STERLING ONLY) Shared among the lucky
winners in this category.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!

Your prize money will be paid by our bankers in the UK.

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
from public notice until your claim has been processed and redeem your
prize money as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
25,000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, America and North
America as part of our International promotions program which we conduct
once every year. We hope your lucky name will draw a bigger cash prize in
the next years program.

To begin your lottery claim, please contact, MR ARTHUR BRIAN the prize
winning processing Manager HEART FOUNDATION LOTTERY on the email address
below for processing of your claim.

Claims Agent: Mr. Arthur Brian
Email Address: arthbrian@hotmail.com
Tel: +44 703 184 9635

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than, 7TH APRIL 2006.
After this date except of special ground all unclaimed prize money will be
returned to the HEART FOUNDATION DEVELOPMENT FUND ACCOUNT.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every correspondence
with us.

Congratulations once again from all our members of staff and thank you for
being a part of our International promotions program.

Sincerely yours,
Mrs. Mabel Augustine
Vice-President
HFI.

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