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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447075055831 (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.
  • al.pittas@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Camelot Group" <camelotto1@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 22:28:57 -0600
Subject: <<Congratulations...Your Email Address Just Won You...>>





3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, Liverpool , L30 1RD



REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP

PRIZE AND AWARD NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of winners of the MEGA JACKPOT LOTTO WINNINGS PROGRAMS held on 25th June,2006.

Your company or your personal e-mail address, is attached to ticket number 9901-0148-790-691, with serial number 66109-17 drew the lucky numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83, and consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$3,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312 This is from total prize money of US$16,000,000.00 shared among the Twentyfive (25) international winners in this category.

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn form 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia, as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually.

Your fund has been deposited in an escrow account and insured in your name. 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 year high stakes US$1.3 billion International Lottery.

To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by filling appropriately and submitting the claims form below via email/fax for processing and remittance of your prize money to you. The claims officer contact email is:

Albert Pittas
Spokesperson-Camelot Lottery
United Kingdom
Email:al.pittas@yahoo.co.uk
Fax:+44-707-505-5831

THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND, FOR VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.
BENEFICIARY FIRST NAME.................
BENEFICIARY LAST NAME..................
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS......................
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH................
TEL. NUMBER......................
FAX NUMBER......................
EMAIL ADDRESS..................
AMOUNT WON............................
BATCH NUMBER.........................
REFERENCE Nº...........................
OCCUPATION.....................
MARITAL STATUS................

DECLARATION:
I...............................................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.

DATE........................
(YOUR FULLNAMES)........................................

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than the 30th of JULY, 2006. All funds not claimed on or before the fixed date will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in all correspondences with this office.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform us as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff for being part of our promotions program.
Sincerely,


FOR;Mrs. Dianne Thompson
For camelot lotto-Opeartor of the Uk National lottery;

......................................................................
This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s).This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

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