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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")
  • "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.
  • royalbritishlotto@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: royalbritishlotto@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:36:43 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?YOUR=20WINNING=20NOTICE=21=21=21?=

THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE,
*******************************************
28 TANFIELD ROAD,CROYDON. LONDON
*******************************************
Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
Batch: 12/25/0034
WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International
programs held on the 10th of July, 2006 in London. Your e-mail addressattached
to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02drew the lucky
numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the
2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of BPS3,000,000.00
(THREE MILLION BRITISH POUND STERLING) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.
This is from a total cash prize of US #60,000,000.00(sixty million pounds)
shared amongst the many lucky winners in this grand category "B". This year
Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated
#60 Million Pounds jackpot would be the sixth-biggest in U.K. history.
The biggest was the $363 Million jackpot that went to two winners in January
2004 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions' predecessor. Please note that
your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative
office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, your won prize would be transferred to your designated
Bank account or sent as cashier cheque. Our approved agent will immediately
commence on the processing of your
claims, to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make
contact with them.Do therefore contact him with the the following information
about yourself to your claims agent on email address: royalbritishlotto@yahoo.co.uk
FULL NAME.
SEX.
AGE.
ADDRESS.
PHONE NUMBER.
ACCOUNT NUMBER TO RECIVE THE MONEY OR OTHER MEANS YOU PREFER
All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 email addresses. This
promotion takes place annually.
For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential
till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you as required
in this grand category "B". This is a part of our precautionary measures
to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, kindly contact our fiduciary agent
with the below details for processing of your claims and send the required
information to him.
******************************************************************
Contact Person: Mr. David G.Bell
E-mail: royalbritishlotto@yahoo.co.uk
Foreign Services Manager, Payment Department,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
******************************************************************
Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be duly completed
early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of double claiming.
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch
numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Guy L.Hommer
Lottery Co-ordinator.

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