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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")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447040115507 (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.
  • uklottery_lotteryinc@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UKLOTTERY INC." <uklotterylucky2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:53:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: ACCULATTO ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC- YOU HAVE WON!



.
ACCULATTO ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC
TRADE MARK:ACCULATO/UKLOTTERY#NW907UNION JACK.

CARPENDERS PARK
WATFORD,HERTFORDSHIRE
WD 195 UNITED KINGDOM.
www.acculotto.com

DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR&ON-LINE CO-ORDINATOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE.

NOTIFICATION.

We officially announce the result of the ACCULOTTO/UNITED KINGDOM HIGH-STAKE ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM which was held on the 20Th OF JUNE, 2006.
Your name attached to a ticket number 7289-11546632-152 with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers

which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of GBP 1,500,000 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS ONLY ) in cash credited to the file reference number: UKLT/245512568021/05.This is from a total cash price of GBP 30,000,000 (THIRTY MILLION POUNDS ONLY) for TWENTY lucky winners approved for the first category of winners.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank insured to your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account,as this is part of our protocol,to enable the facilitation of won prices to our winners without further problems.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names all over the world as part of our international promotions program which we conduct twice every year.

To File for your claim, please contact our claims agent below.
***************************************************************
Name : Mr. John Smith
E-mail: uklottery_lotteryinc@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-011-5507
+44-704-011-5508
Fax: +44-700-580-4238
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
Department,
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
***************************************************************
For processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated bank account.
Note: that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 27TH OF JULY, 2006 LAST COLLECTION DATE. After this date all funds will be returned to our treasury as unclaimed. You are adviced to quote your reference and batch number in every correspondence with us or your claims agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications. . Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

NB. A receipt/copy(via phone, email and fax) of every transaction with your claim agent should be forwarded to the above email address for record and documentation purpose. This is to curtail the issue of double prize claim as earlier experienced. Remember that this programe is organised to enhance unity and also encourage all micro-soft users all over the world
Congratulations once again from all members of our staff, and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

SPENCER COLE
VICE-PRESIDENT
ACCULOTTO/UK ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.


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