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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:
  • "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.
  • mark_danclaimagent@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Monalisa Belusconi." <nat_loto@cervo.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mark_danclaimagent@web2mail.com
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 12:14:54 +0100
Subject: LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL

BUCKINGHAM LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
33 Oldbailey Road, Croydon.London
(Customer Services)
Ref: 94UK/250k/-10865DT
Batch: HT967/84UK
Ticket No: DT-E2-004-875
Grand Draw No: 919


Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: LOTTERY BONANZA.

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#919) of the BUCKINGHAM International Lottery Program held on 10th May 2006.Participants were selected through a randomly selecting 15,000 participants from an initial database of 300,000 emails all participants were selected through a computer ballot system from the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Canada, Europe, USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which was conducted in view of launching ourselves into the Sweepstakes Industry Worldwide and zoning all participants by their respective continents from across the globe, we produced an extensive list from which you have emerged as one of the winners of the Grand Draw prize. To ensure a smooth collection of your winnings, the transfer of your prize is to be handled by our Prize Transfer agents .You are to contact our agents by email within a week of receiving this notice. Be advice to keep your winning information confidential unti!
l 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. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of (GBP£250,000.00) Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pound Sterling only in cash credited to file reference number 94UK/250k/-10865DT.This is from a total cash prize of GBP£1,250,000:00 shared amongst the five (5) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
Your prize award has been insured in your favour and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 7 working days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice. Your claim agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him/her. You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars presented below:
Overseas Claims Unit (MARK FINANCE AND TRUST CO.)
Contact Person: Mr. Mark Daniel.
Email: mark_danclaimagent@web2mail.com.
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Best Regards,
Mrs.Monalisa Belusconi.
Lottery Co-Ordinator.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to Disqualification. Contact your claim agent as instructed above

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