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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:

• 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 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.
  • mic_claimsagent@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: british notification <british_lottery_notification2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 18:01:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOU WON



HEADQUARTERS
14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON








Attn:Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1014) of the UNITED KINGDOM HIGHSTAKE
ON-LINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held and was
equally showned life on BBC's International Commercial TV Channels
on SATURDAY 27TH MAY 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: (01)-(08)-(24)-(27)-(34)-(46)bonus # (30).
Which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category 2006 i.e match 5 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2500 (Twenty five thousand pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file TU/9023118308/03. This is from a total cash prize of £25000 shared amongst
the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer courtesy of Microsoft Explorer
draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

This promotion takes place bimonthly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £25000(Twenty Five thousand pounds sterling)
would be released to you by any of our security firm.Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds as soon as you contact him/her.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted
to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned !!!

Please do not reply this email,to file your claim, please contact claims agent:
**************************************************************
Mrs.Teresa Cole
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
CAPITAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK.
Contact E-mail:mic_claimsagent@yahoo.com
*************************************************************
Congratulations from me and staff of the UK-ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AND CAPITAL TRUST SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY UK

sincerely

CONTROLER
UK ONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
14 FRATON ROAD
FULHAM, LONDON
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02/SHYN
Batch: 12/25/0034









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