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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")
  • "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.
  • +447040112294 (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.
  • alliengriffens_uk1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jamesbalman_file@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • jamesbalman@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Lottery=20Department=20Firm?= <alliengriffens_uk1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jamesbalman_file@excite.com
Date: Wed, 3 May 2006 22:49:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Lottery Winner


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alliengriffens_uk1@yahoo.co.uk



British Lottery Headquarters:Customer Service 33


YATCH BASIN MARINA OFFICES,UPON TYNE NEWCASTLE.


LONDON Attn Batch: 9420x2/68.


Ref: 074/05/ZY369


WINNING NOTIFICATION


We happily announce to you the draw of the British lottery programs held in London, Your e-mail address attached, to ticket number 5647500545 188 with Serial number: 074/05/ZY369 drew the lucky numbers:01-6-2-13-35-17, which ubsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500 000.00 in cash credited to file RPC/9080115322/44.


This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery; The estimated 125 million jackpots would be the sixth biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the 363 million pounds sterling jackpot that went to two winners in Jan 2005 drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions\' predecessor. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, our affiliate bank in UK would release your £1,500 000.00 to you. Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him. 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 annually. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for processing of your claims.


AGENT: MR. JAMES BALMAN

Email: jamesbalman_file@excite.com

jamesbalman@excite.com

Phone: +447040112294.


Call him on phone immediately you receive this mail so that he secure your file and give you the procedure on how the fund will be remitted to your account. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agent or us. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Sincerely,


Mr. Allen Griffins.

Zonal Coordinator


Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be bearing British National Lottery addresses, but are not from The British Lottery. PLEASE REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: CUSTOMER CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT:LAST WINNERS ON BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE GAME.


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