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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024065442 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: paul huddson <paul_huddson@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:40:41 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Claims Payment Form


ATTENTION:VICTIM-FULLNAME,

I am Paul Huddson,your fiduciary agent assigned by the UK ROYAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL to file and process your email winning claim of GBP $1,200 000.00 .Please you are advised to fill the "CLAIM FORM A".and "PAYMENT FORM C"and send to me immediately for ONLINE PAYMENT. At this juncture I will like to say this is real and legit,the promotions were held prior to the FIFA WORLD CUP,tagged Germany 2006,. in this regards i will like to inform you that its is real and legit, the promotions were held here in the UK and your email and 2 others were the lucky winners in this category.We have just received on our desk today on the winning notification sent to your email address by the UK ROYAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.,

I will strongly advise that you do not share your winning emaill address with unknown mailers so as to avoid multiple claims by email hackers.Please if you find difficulty in filling this classified form, do call me on the number provided below for further clarifications

Once Again , congratulations

Paul Huddson..,
Fiduciary Agent
TeL:+44 702 406 5442

Claims Form

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This form is valid for only those who have won the UK ROYAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for record purposes.

NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.


WINNER'S CLAIM FORM

WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

First Name.: [input] *

Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]

Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *

This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]



UK ROYAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT © 2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED




PAYMENT FORM

PAYMENT PROCESSING FORM FOR WINNERS ONLY AND MUST BE FILLED AND SENT TO US

PAYMENT



OPTION OF YOUR CHOICE SHOULD BE SPECIFIED TO THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT FOR INSTANT PROCESSING/PAYOUT









OPTION (1)



CHEQUE DELIVERY

SPECIAL DELIVERY WITH THE LOTTERY AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY
CURRENT ADDRESS……………………………………….

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE RECIPIENT IS TO MAKE PAYMENT FOR THE SPECIAL DELIVERY TO YOUR DOORSTEP DELIVERY.
OPTION (2)



TO VISIT AND CLAIM
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS OPTION IS STRICTLY BY APPOINTMENT
AFTER THE SOLICITORS FEE FOR FOREIGN CITIZENS HAS BEEN
MADE FOR INSTANT PROCESSING AND LUMP SUM PAYOUT SIGNED BY UK ATTONEY.
OPTION (3)



TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT LOTTERY AFFILAITE OUR AFFILIATE BANK IN UK
TYPE OF ACCOUNT /SAVINGS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YES/NO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
CURRENT ACCOUNT,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YES/NO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
DOMICIARY,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, YES/NO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WILL ATTRACT INITIAL DEPOSIT FROM THE BENEFICIARY FOR ACTIVATION.
PLEASE CHOOSE A PROFILE
MAXIMIUM CONFIDENTIALITY FOR YOUR WINNING ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,YES/NO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
PUBLISHED,,,,,,,,,,, YES/NO.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.

I DECLARE THAT THE NAME, ADDRESS, AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER WHICH I HAVE FURNISHED CORRECTLY IDENTIFIES ME AS THE CLAIMANT OF THIS PRIZE AND THE ATTACHED HAS NOT BEEN ALTERED, FORGED OR COUNTERFEITED .I AGREE TO ABIDE BY ALL RULES OF THIS LOTTERY PERTAINING TO PAYMENT OF THIS PRIZE





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