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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.
  • +447024096342 (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.
  • wright_joel_2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "uknl_lotto" <uknl_lotto@terra.com.mx>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 21:23:42 -0600
Subject: FROM MR BRAIN HUNT:(WINNING NOTIFICATION).


UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION
We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held on 19th July,2006. Your
e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with Serial
number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the lucky numbers-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46. which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of? 480,204 (four hundred and eighty thousand ,
two hundred and four pound sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of 1,802,040 lotto jackpot shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus!
Bonus with percentage 16.9% .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 corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon.
In view of this, your 480,204 (four hundred and eighty thousand ,
two hundred and four pound sterling) would 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 your funds as soon as
you contact him.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your
winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your
money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your
prize. This is part! of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciaryagent:
Mr Wright Joel
TEL:+447024096342
Email: wright_joel_2006@yahoo.co.uk
NOTE: YOUR NO IS (42) AND ALSO CLAIMS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS TILL THE 3RD OF AUGUST 2006
FILL THIS CLAIMS FORM

FULL NAME:
DATE OF BIRTH:
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE NUMBER:
FAX NUBMER:
BATCH NUMBER:

CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL
LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

MR BRAIN HUNT
Controller

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