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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims director" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • +448704780616 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +442000006211
• 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.
  • frankmartins11@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "anitalee50" <anitalee50@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 02:03:01 -0600
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION.


DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

E-LOTTERY LIMITED

2ND FLOOR, 37 LOMBARD STREET,

LONDON, EC3V 9BQ, EC3V 9BQ

UNITED KINGDOM.


Dear Lucky Winner,

LOTTERY AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.

The FREE JACKPOT LOTTERIES PROMOTIONS

focuses on health, education, culture, rural development,
institution-building and the promotion

of economic development. It is dedicated to improving living conditions
and opportunities for the

poor, without regard to their faith, origin or gender.

Many small charity organizations today are struggling to collect money
for their worthy causes.

Small organizations are very interesting to support because they pass
on a very large portion of

the money they receive. Most recently JACKPOT LOTTERIES ASSOCIATION set
up the E-LOTTERY LIMITED

to give out prizes based on the computer email ballot system. The
motive is to get a wide ranging

awareness campaign to a wider spectrum of people in order to get them
to participate in this

Program. To propagate awareness for the use of the internet as a means
of problem solving and

raise funds for our course. We are pleased to inform you of the
announcement today , of winners

of the promotional E-LOTTERY LIMITED PROGRAMS held on 18th june 2006 as
part of our yearly

bonanza. Your email address attached to ticket number
0987-234-8906-880, with serial number

7890-04 drew the lucky numbers 67-90-43-37-09-67, and consequently won
the lottery in the 3rd

category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
USD$1,200,000.00 (One

Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) in cash
credited to file REF

NO.FJLP/7581871432/90. This is from total prize money of
USD$20,400,000.00 shared among the

seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were
selected through a

computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from the Middle East,
Asia, Africa, South America,

Europe, Australia and North America as part of our International
Promotions Program, which is

conducted annually. All participants in this Lottery Program have
been selected randomly through a

computer Ballot System drawn from over 200,000 Companies and 30,000,000
individual emails address

from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes
place every year.Due to the

mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award
strictly 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 your prize, you will participate in our end of
year high stakes USD$50

million International Lottery.


ELIGIBILITY:

This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open to all persons from

age 18 years and above with a valid email address and who live in any
of the aforementioned

countries. This promotion is void in all other countries and is also
Void where prohibited.

Principals and employees of the E-LOTTERY LIMITED and the E-LOTTERY
LIMITED and its respective

parents, subsidiaries and their immediate family members are not
eligible.


CLAIMS PROCEDURES:

It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the
processing of claims

application. It is even moreimperative for overseas winners. To begin
your claims therefore, you

are advised as a matter of urgency,to contact the under listed licensed
and accredited claims

agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.Please contact
the clearing house (through

your claims agent) the body assigned with the verification of all
emergent winner.

Therefore all protocols laid down by them must be followed to
facilitate your claims;


CONTACT: MR FRANK martins,

CLAIMS DEPARTMENT UNIT - CDU,

ADVANT LOTTERY CONSULTANTS AGENCY.

Direct Telephone: +44 200 000 6211.

Direct fax number:+44 870-478-0616.

Email: frankmartins11@gmail.com

Also find all other relevant winning lottery Information below:

Ref No: FJLP/7581871432/90

Batch No: 19/07420/FJLP/AILP

Zonal Draw No:FJLP2-05

Grand Draw No: 07643.


IMPORTANCE NOTICE:

(a) Note that you must contact your claims agent not less than 30th
June 2006. As there exist a

periodic condition to your claims processing, failing which would lead
to disqualification and

winnings forfeiture.


(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrants full and
unconditional agreement to

and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any
discrepancy in the cause of

payment of your grand prize awards winning.


(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning
details very confidential, as

any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on
the part of the winners will

be borne solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of
secrecy taken on

employment.


(d) By this lottery prize awards winning, you acknowledge your
acceptance to be added to our

lottery master player database.


(e) By this prize winning, you agree to receive our periodic mailings
which will include, but are

not limited to; Newsletters,Invitations to Play, Announcements, Adverts
and Offers we feel would

be of interest to our master players.


(f) By this winning, you understand that you reserve the discretion to
be removed from any such

mailing list which automatically disqualifies you from subsequent
lottery entries. Removal

instructions are on every mail.


(f) We hereby do solemnly pledge to maintain the privacy of our master
players/lucky winners

database and shall not make E-LOTTERY LIMITED liable for sale, rent,
lease or the illegal use of

information about our players/winners.


(g) In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your

reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with
your agent.

(i) 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.


PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS MAIL. Contact the Claims Director to
process your claims.

Yours Sincerely,

MRS ANITA LEE

NB: ALWAYS QUOTE THE REF/BATCH NUMBERS IN YOUR

CORRESPONDENCE.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam