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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:
  • "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 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.
  • britishlott2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SWEEPSTAKE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM <britishlott2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 21:51:34 -1200
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION




The National Lottery
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/7430X2/64
Batch: 064/05/ZY365
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#1006) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online sweepstakes International program held on Sat 13 march 2006, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 46475607545187 with Serial number 4366/03 drew the lucky numbers: 19-22-30-35-44-48(bonus no 08),which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category match 5 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim a sum of £92,462 (ninety-two thousand four hundred and sixty two pounds sterling) in cash credited to file LTU/4023117308/05.This is from a total cash prize of £1,664,316 (One million six hundred and sixty four thousand,three hundred and sixteen pounds sterling) shared amongst nine (18) people.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place twice yearly. 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, you have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £92,462 (ninety-two thousand four hundred and sixty two pounds sterling) which would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agents will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your fund as soon as you contact them.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential,until your claim 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. Please be warned.To file for your claim, please contact your claim agent.MR FRANK BEN.
Tel phone no 0039-3895154128
Email: info britishlott2006@yahoo.co.uk
foreign service manager, payment processe and release order depertment.
Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Sir. Richard K. Fletcher.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes Inter national Program

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