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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")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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.
  • +447040113265 (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.
  • omegacrossinglanids@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lottodraw draw" <lottodraw25254@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 10:56:10 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATION

FOUNTAIN TRUST LOTTERY.
No 14 Manchester Building
2nd Floor Auckland Park.
Manchester England.

FOUNTAIN TRUST LOTTERY FIRST QUATER OF THE YEAR 2006 YOU ARE THE WINNER OF
THE COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT OMEGA CROSSING ENG, YOU HAVE
WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT, THE SUM OF 835,000.00 British pounds.
PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AND PAYMENT OFFICE IN LONDON WITH THE INFORMATION
BELLOW.

(MR.JOHN BUKANGO)
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.
FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
E-MAIL: omegacrossinglanids@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+447040113265
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement made on behalf of winners
of the FOUNTAIN TRUST LOTTO INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, as part of our
promotional draws.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from
2,500,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the
world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your
visiting various Website we are running the e-business promotions for.
You/Your Company e-mail address attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with
serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, and 41
consequently YOU HAVE won in the Second Category.
Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756 You’re Serial Number.
454-17.Your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, and 41 Your INSURANCE
Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA, You have therefore been approved for a lump sum
pay out of 835,000.00 British pounds (EIGHT HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND
BRITSH POUNDS STERLING) in cash, which is the winning payout for Second
category winners. This is from the total prize money of 83.5M British pounds
shared among the One hundred international winners in the Second category.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of 835,000.00 British pounds
is now with Omega Crossing Finance and Security Company in North London
insured with your email address which won you this prize, therefore you
should contact (OMEGA CROSSING ENG) your agent and payment office, give them
your full names so that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full
names.

To begin your claim, please call your claim and payment office immediately,
and also send an urgent message to,
(MR.JOHN BUKANGO)
OMEGA CROSSING ENG,
E-MAIL: omegacrossinglanids@yahoo.co.uk
TEL:+447040113265


NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information
provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your
claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

FOUNTAIN TRUST LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD TO HOST 2012
OLYMPIC IN LONDON.
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part
of our promotions program

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