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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.
• 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.
  • +447031909793 (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.
  • williamsddjames@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Cardiff Lottery Organization" <cardloorg1@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:15:36 +0100
Subject: FORM: CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION

M: CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
NAL-LOTTO PROMO UK
7 POUNTNEY HILL CANNON STREET LONDON E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
London, United Kingdom.

RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

 

Dear Prize Winner,

 

CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION on behalf of the United Kingdom lottery organization and co-sponsors hereby wishes to officially announce to you on your emergence amongst the final 10 lucky winners in the 1st quarter LOTTERY PROMOTION held on 19th july 2006 at Lottery office complex, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

This notification is to officially notify that you are one of the winners in the CARDIFF LOTTERY ORGANIZATION. You have won a promotional cash prize of US £1.500, 000:00 Pounds (as official prize payout), which will be disbursed to you before the expiry, date for prize claims.
PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED SECURED. You are entitled as the only person to make claims for your lottery prize. Find below your winning information required for you to claim your prize.

Reference number: EG/38807886091/05
Batch number: 340/1608/RDL
Prize won: £1. 500,000:00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH PONDS STERLING)
Lottery Date: 19th JULY 2006

please takes time to review this notification and note the date of expiration 19th Aug 2006. To redeem your winning prize, completely fill the LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the Accredited claims processing officer:
MR. JAMES COLE.
Email: agent Williamsddjames@hotmail.com
Alternative email: TEL:+447031909793
.
FAX:
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
[WINNING NO 1013AP-4]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]
WINNING INFORMATION:
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[REFERENCE NUMBER:]
[BATCH NUMBER]
[LOTTERY DATE]
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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned Claims Processing Officer (CPO) The Processing of your form will be completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your application once completely processed.
DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Please be informed that the following listed Country have been banned from participating in the lottery. Vietnam, Iraq, India, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan if you are a resident of the listed country you cannot file claims for this lottery prize. Please delete this Notification, as your prize processing will be annulled without notice.
Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize winning.
Sincerely,
MR.Edward DAVIES
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
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© 2006 CARDIFF LOTTERY. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winner 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary to claim winning prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing address information: 2) check your email
inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3) Follow Redemption instructions

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