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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:

• 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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +447024083240 (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.
  • uk_britishlottery02@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claimsagent_britishlottery01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mrs=20Doris=20Mayer?= <uk_britishlottery02@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:22:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: uk_britishlottery02@yahoo.co.uk

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.

THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.

21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.



FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT

BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.

PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.

REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05

BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD

WINNING NOTIFICATION

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on 10th day of APRIL, 2006. Your email account have been picked as one of the the lucky winners of £250,000.00 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTHY THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING).

This results is today released to you and your email address attached in the C Category. All email addresses were selected through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.

Your lucky numbers are: 7 9 16 39 45 46 and bonus ball number:

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you 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 by some participants.



All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place biannually.

To file for your claim/winning, please contact our Legal Department/calim Agent with below information for processing and payment of your claims/winning. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming or voiding of your winning.

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 choose 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, you have to fill the claims form below and contact our fiduciary agent with your complected forms via the below email address.

(Form HLP)

REFERENCE NUMBER: UK/9420X2/68

FULL NAME...............................................

AMOUNT WON..........................................

FULL ADDRESS:...........................................

SEX:................................

AGE..............................

OCCUPATION.......................

TEL.......................FAX................ (If any)

COUNTRY................................

E-MAIL................................

HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE.............(identification on delivery)

INDICATE YOUR PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:

(A) CHEQUE...................................

(B) BANK TRANSFER.........................................

DATE..............................................

Contact Our European repesentative officer (Mr. Leo richie), with ur completed form through the email adress below, so as to enable your papers to be filed and to facilitate the immediate processing and release of your fund to you.

Mr Leo Richie

TeL:+44-702-408-3240

Email:claimsagent_britishlottery01@yahoo.com

ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS.



Once again congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being one of the winners of our promotional program.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Doris Mayer

Games/Lottery Coordinator.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO

NB: Alawys Send your lucky draw numbers to your Claims Agent for verification


Executives:

Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer)

- mrs Doris Mayer

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