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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +447024075015 (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.
  • financialagency_uk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: GOLD ELECT <gold_placement@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: financialagency_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 05:52:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ticket Number-Lucky Winner


UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
GOLD ELECT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.
THE GOLD ELECT INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM





FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REFERENCE NO. : 87K4/336/T0714/003
BATCH: 468911521-BC87

Dear Winner;

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of winners of the GOLD ELECT LOTTO PROMO ,UNITED KINGDOM INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS concluded on the 30th day of May 2006.

Although you as a winner might be suprised because you did not enter for any lottery program, but this is a promotional email lottery program in which email addresses are selected at ramdom using an electronic system process . This program is conducted by yearly by the United Kingdom Lottery organisation . With Supporters: Vodafone and Coka-Cola.

Your email address won with the
following numbers
bellow:

Ticket Number: 27522465896-6483
Serial Number: 3772-554
Lucky numbers 942-20-23-28-45

The above numbers attached to you email address consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 300,000.00(THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND EUROS) in cash credited to file REF NO: 87K4/336/T0714/003 This is from total prize money of 11,500,000.00 Euro shared among theseventeen international winners in this category. All
participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form more than 25,000 names and emails from Australia, New Zealand, Sourth and North America, Europe, Middle East and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS! Your fund is now
deposited with a Security company insured in your name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly secrete from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$10 billion International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact our International
claim's agent;
MR. Mc KATEY
FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER,
FINANCIAL AGENCY,
THE UNITED KINGDOM
Email: financialagency_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: +447024075015

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later
than 3Odays from the date of receipt of this email After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays, mix up and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.



Yours in service,

Mr. Owen Thomas,
Executive.(Euro Lottery Intern).


Copyright © 2006 British Lottery International.


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