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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  • +447024066977 (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.
  • galexmark20000@yahoo.com.hk
  • alexmark20000@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?mark=20alex?= <alexmark20000@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 11:53:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FILE YOUR CLAIM!


§Ú¦³·sªº¹q¶l¦a§}¡I§A²{¥i¹q¶lµ¹§Ú¡Galexmark20000@yahoo.com.hk

THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR


PROMOTIONS/ PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.


NATIONAL LOTTERY.


REF No: EGS/2251256003/02


BATCH No: 14/0017/1PD


WINNING NOTIFICATION


The board of directors and the entire member of staff of the National Lottery wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot) Online Sweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter.


Your email account have been picked as a winner of Six Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (?00,000.00) in cash creditted to KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total sum of Four Million, Two hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling (?4,200,000.00) shared between seven winners . This results is now released to you on 7th of march 2006 and your email address attached to Ticket numer: 5647560054 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 15-20-22-25-35-39 and bonus ball 36 in the Lotto. To check your results online click on this link www.lottery.co.uk participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email address users.


Be advice to keep your winning information confidential until your claims have 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. For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims supervisory officer at the British Lottery Head Quarters, Payment Release Order Department

MR.ALEX MARK.

UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY CLAIMS AGENT.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY SECURITY AGENCY.

Tel +44 -702 406 9921, +44-702 406 6977,+44-702 406 6829




or email ALEXMARK20000@yahoo.com.hk you are to quote your lucky number for confirmation on your winning.


All winning must be claimed not later than 20th of june, 2006. After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as unclaimed prize for good cause.


You are therefore advised to give the following informations to the fiduciary via email ALEXMARK20000@yahoo.com.hk


1.YOUR FULL NAMES:.............................................



2.SEX:....................................................................



3.AGE.................................................................


4.YOUR ADDRESS:...................................................


5.YOUR COUNTRY:...................................................



6.NATIONALITY..........................................................



7.YOUR FAX:............................................................


8.HOME PHONE NUMBER :.......................................



9.MOBILE PHONE NUMBER......................................



10.OCCUPATION:........................................................



Please you are to choose your payment option at which you want your

fund Paid to you; listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.

(1) WIRE TRANSFERED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT:..............

(2) BY COURIER SERVICE:.....................

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence.


Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being part of our email account users program.


Yours Sincerely,


Mrs. Julie Van Hans,


Executive.(UK Lottery Intern.)


Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).


Affiliates The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way affiliated with, associated with or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group plc or The National Lottery Commission.


Material Copyright ?2006 The Lottery Co. Ltd.




- mark alex

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