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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +448712518981 (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.
  • zennitt4finance@netscape.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Josephine Shankah" <national6uklotto@netscape.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 18:12:56 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION


Programs and Events Department
The UK National Lottery Board,
P.O. Box 251,
Watford, WD1 8GD
United Kingdom
Tel/Fax: + 44 87-1251-8981


FROM THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR:

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
Ref No: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch No: 121FTG

LOTTERY PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of our computer random selection for the UK National Lottery International program held on 3rd of March, 2006 as part of our New Year bonanza. Your email address, attached to ticket number 77007742781005-18721, with serial number 3772-99 drew the lucky numbers 7-00-71-00-66-49, and consequently won the lotto in the "B" category.



The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000.000.00 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the Internet. (NO TICKETS WERE SOLD).


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of One Million
United States Dollars (US$1,000,000.00) in cash credited to file: Ref. No: EGS/2251256003/02. This is from total prize money of
US$2,000,000.00 shared among two categories.


All participants email addresses were extracted/selected through a computer balloting system drawn from 25,500,000.00 email addresses from Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe and North America and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.


CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Your funds have now been deposited and insured with our affiliate security firm for transfer into your nominated bank account either by means of wire transfers through any of our correspondent banks or any other means suitable to you. We also advice that you keep your winning information very confidential as our security policy demands to avoid double claims/impersonation and unwarranted abuse of this program by some individuals or people you may tell.


To begin your claims, you are urgently requested to contact our claims agent (Zennitt Finance and Securities) The-Netherlands immediately with your telephone number and fax numbers, and make sure you quote your, EGS/2251256003/02, your name and contact details in all your correspondence with the finance institute.


Your allocated claims agent details are as follows.

Company Name: Zennitt Finance and Securities
Officer in Charge: Mr. Jeffery Bosch
Tel/Fax: + 31-84-721-7289
E-mail: zennitt4finance@netscape.net


You are advice to provide your allocated claims agent with the following information,

(1) FULL NAME
(2) RESIDETIAL ADDRESS
(3) TELEPHONE NUMBERS
(4) FAX NUMBERS
(5) DATE OF BIRTH
(6) OCCUPATION
(7 ) WINNING EMAIL
(8) MARITAL STATUS
(9) DATE OF WINNING NOTIFICATION
(10) TOTAL AMOUNT WON
(11) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN


Remember, all winnings must be claim within Five Weeks, after this date all unclaimed funds will be return to the promotion company. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to always quote your reference and batch numbers as well as your contact details in all your correspondence with our paying agency and the legal representative.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address or information's about you, do inform our paying agent and the legal representative as soon as possible to avoid disqualification of winning. NOTE: If you are under the age of 18, you are automatically disqualified for this star prize.


Congratulations once again from all the members of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program and please contact your claim agent with your telephone number and fax number as soon as possible.


Yours sincerely,

Mrs. Josephine Shankah
(Lottery Coordinator)
UK National Lottery

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