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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • +447031949266 (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.
  • owengreen212@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?UKNATIONAL=20ONLINE=20LOTTERY?=" <rosewood@girlconnex.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:35:52 +0000
Subject: WOW:::::::::YOU HAVE WON ON DRAWS OF 1ST JULY 2006 .


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref : UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369

Daily Draw Further results
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnational.asp
Draw date:1/7/2006
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

Attn: Winner,

We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY, online UKNational Lottery program held on 28th of June.Your
e-mail address won the lottery, with Serial number 368/02 drew the
Winning numbers:18,28,33,39,42 ,48 (bonus no.15), which subsequently
won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus. You
have therefore been approved to claim total sum of $1,628,360.00 (One
Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred and
Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) in cash credited to file.This is
from a total cash prize of $20,350,000.00,shared amongst the Winners
with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporatebodies that are listed
online.

This promotion takes place weekly.Your lucky winning number falls
within our European booklet representative office in Europe as
indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,your $1,628,360.00
(One Million Six Hundred And Twenty Eight Thousand Three Hundred And
Sixty Million Unites State Dollars) will be released to you by any of
our payment offices in Europe. Our european agent will immediately
commence the process to facilitate the release of our funds as soon
as you contact her.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confid ential til your claim is processed and
your money remitted to yo u in whatever manner you deem fit to claim
your prize.Draw

Draw date:1/7/2006

18 28 33 37 39 42 BONUS 15

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for
yourclaim,

Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.

**************************************************

Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release
order Deprtment UK CLAIMS PROCESSING LOTTERY AGENT.
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Barr. Owen Green (EQS)
Tel Phone:+447031949266
E-mail :owengreen212@yahoo.co.uk


**************************************************
PLEASE FILL BELOW YOUR DETAILS AND THE WAY YOUR WHICH TO CLAIM YOUR
WINNING.

In line with the governing rules of claim, you are to state how you
want us to pay you your winning prize

YOU ARE TO SEND TO US YOUR BANKING DETAILS BELOW FOR PAYOUT.
Bank Name:..................................................

Name On Account : .....................................
Account Number:..........................................
Wire Instructions:.........................................
If You Intend To Claim Your Money Through Cheque Delivery Please Fill
the Details Below:
Name Of Winner.....................................................
Delivery Address:....................................................
...................
................................................................
Tel/Fax Of Delivery:................................................

Post Code/Zip Code Delivery.............................
Country/State:........................................................
...
Your Personal Data Form Fill Please.
Name Of Winner:_____________________________
Date Of Birth:________________________________
Occupation::_________________________________
Tel No:______________________________________
Fax No:_____________________________________
City:________________________________________
State:_______________________________________
Country:_____________________________________
Zip Code:____________________________________
Your winnings details:

Winning Numbers:
Batch Numbers:Ref Numbers:

You are to quote your winning details in other to commence on the
process of your winning claim. Endeavour to email him your full
names,winning numbers,email address,telephone and fax numbers
immediately.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Rose Wood (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,UK National lottery
International Program.

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