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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:
  • "claim 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 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.
  • +447024038010 (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.
  • tsmith_woodsfsltd@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Olympic Games Promo <olympicpromo@islamicnetwork.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 19:35:57 -0400
Subject: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE WON =A31,400,000.00?=

 
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HOSTED IN LONDON, ENGLAND

 

 

BATCH: 31/576809/UKPPD

REF NO: UK/23457677/2006.

 

ATTENTION: Dear Winner

 

RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION

 

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on 26th of July, 2006 to declare the winners of the UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. You are attached to ticket number 356-00098-3211-222, with serial number 818-09 drew the lucky numbers 67-99-777963, and consequently won the lottery.

 

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of GBP1,400,000.00 in cash credited to file REF NO: UK/23457677/2006. This is from total prize money of GBP21,620,000.00 shared among the seventeen international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle East and Asia as part of our International Promotions Program for the 2012 Olympic games to be hosted in London, England.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. However 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 promotion. We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our mid year high stakes GBP100, 000,000 Million International Lottery.

 

TO BEGIN YOUR CLAIM, PLEASE CONTACT OUR FIDUCIARY CLAIM AGENT WITH YOUR FULL DETAILS i.e YOUR FULL NAMES, YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS AS WELL AS YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS, THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW;

 

Thomas Smith

FIDUCIARY CLAIMS AGENT

WOODS FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD

ASHFORD HOUSE

BEAUFORT COURT

SIR THOMAS LONGLEY ROAD

SITTINGBOURNE

KENT ME2 4FA

UNITED KINGDOM

TEL: +44 702 403 8010

EMAIL: tsmith_woodsfsltd@yahoo.co.uk

 

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks after notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

 

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

 

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gina Abdul-Nasir.

http://mail.islamicnetwork.com/">http://mail.islamicnetwork.com

Islamic Network - Get INto Islam.
http://www.islamicnetwork.com/

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