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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:
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447040132085 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075707503 (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.
  • irishlotteryagent_mgrant@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IRISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMOTIONS" <irishlotterypromo@armnetwork.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:51:53 -0700
Subject: RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION:

RE: BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Dear Lucky Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual final draws of Irish Online National Lottery programs. The E-Lottery Games draw was conducted from an exclusive list of 55,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of the winners in the category \"F\" with the following:
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Ref Number: IRNLPR 0918 SA
Serial Number: IRCN00498
Batch Number: LND 452 ZRA 216
Ticket Number: FR 024 88 3IR
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You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize of USD 650,000.00. (SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications,validations and satisfactory report.
To begin the claims processing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed and accreditedclaims agent for category \"F\" winners with the information below:
**************************************************
Mr. Michael Grant,
Remittance Department Director,
IRISH ONLINE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
14 Crock ford Lane Chineham, Basingstoke RG24 8AL
United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 704 013 2085, +44 704 010 9982
Fax: +44 207 117 3132,+44-707-570-7503
E-mail: irishlotteryagent_mgrant@yahoo.co.uk
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NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20 days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be included in the next stake. Remember to quote your reference information in all orrespondence. You are to

keep all lotto information away from the general public especially your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of double claims will not be entertained).
Members of the affiliate agencies are automatically not allowed to participate in this program.Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,

Mrs. Ruth Maryland
Games/Lottery Coordinator.
IRISH ONLINE NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS

(E-Lottery Games)
This email may contain information which is confidential and/or privileged. The information is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited. If you have received this electronic transmission in error, please notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the material from your computer
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NB: PLEASE FILL OUT THE VERIFICATION FORM BELOW AND SEND TO YOUR CLAIM/FIDUCIAL AGENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO PROCESS YOUR WINNING AND GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE PAYING BANK TO YOUR CATEGORY FOR YOU TO FILE IN FOR YOUR CLAIMS...
UK ONLINE VERIFICATION FORM
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER COMPULSORY:
9.TICKET NUMBER
10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
11.AMOUNT WON:
12. COUNTRY:

OPTIONAL TRANSFER PROCESS

1. Swift Bank Transfer......(Bank data required). Or 2.(Cashier's cheque/Bank draft) Bank transfer and cheque issuance are possible only Beneficiaries cannot travel to make claims their respective winning in our office. Please indicate which mode of transfer you perfer your funds remitted to you.

I [ ] hereby declare that the above information are true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my winnings.

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Fiducial/Claims Agent (Mr. Michael Grant): Email Verification form to: irishlotteryagent_mgrant@yahoo.co.uk OR fax Verification form to (+44 207 117 3132,+44-707-570-7503)

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