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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +448701352271 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Global Sports" <globalsports2006@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2006 03:28:45 +0200
Subject: Re: Email


REF: GSP005/Q3.1 -- BATCH: 3/1-2005C7
Attention: Amarjit Singh
Sir,
Your winning References as stated above refers. Firstly, we welcome
you to the winning team of Global Sports International Lotto
programme. We will like to reiterate the importance of this program
specifically designed towards the encouragement of local or
indegeneous sports all over the world. It is our hope therefore that
you will make the best of it to the benefit of sports at whatever
level in your locality.

To commence the process of claims, you would be required to complete
an official payment processing questionaire to enable our office have
some information about winners. Copy of form is here attached in
downloadable format. Options available in payment of winning are
stated in the processing form. You are expected to indicate your
preferred mode. Our payment outlet will in turn provide you with
detailed information on how your payment would be remitted to you in
the mode you have indicated.

Payment becomes effective after the preliminary payment processing
that includes verification of winner's true identity has been done by
our department.

Completed form should be returned either via fax to Number: 44 870 135
2271 or by email attachment. Processing of claims takes a maximum
duration of 48hours. After which you would be clearly informed on
delivery of your payment to you in the mode you preferred. Do not
hesitate to contact us if you have need for further clarification.

Yours sincerely,


Alfred Scott
Claims Processing Centre.
GLOBAL SPORTS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
TEL/FAX: +44 870 135 2271

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