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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • +447024092791 (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.
  • @myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "john moore" <johnmoore_ukl10@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:53:12 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS CONGRATULATIONS!!! We the Board and Management of British Lottery London, UK wishes to inform you of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program held on 20th day of May, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 11,13,26,34,44,48 and bonus ball number: 02, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1ST category i.e match 6 plus bonus (Jackpot Winner).You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 2,000,000.00 GBP (TWO MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this. All participants of this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place bi-anualy. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europian booklet representative . In view of this, your 2,000,000.00 GBP (TWO MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) will be released to you by our Dispatch/Remittance Department in UK . For winners outside the UK here is the conversion 3,489, 450.18 USD To file for your claim, You are required to fill the form below and have it sent to our fiduciary agent via the email address in the form below. FIDUCIARY AGENT: MR RONI MICHAEL PHONE: +44-702 409 2791, +44-702-409-2827, EMAIL: fiduciaryagent_roni@myway.com VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM 1. FULL NAMES: 2. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: 3. SEX: 4. DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 5. MARITAL STATUS: 6. OCCUPATION: 7. E-MAIL ADDRESS: 8. TELEPHONE NUMBER: 9. FAX NUMBER:: A. BATCH NUMBER: B. REF NUMBERS: C: LUCKY NUMBER: D: BONUS BALL NUMBER: 10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL 11. AMOUNT WON: 12. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: 13. NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS: 14:DATE NOTIFIED 15:NAME OF LOTTERY DECLARATION: I..............................................................HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUSTANCE, MY NEXT OF KIN HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNINGS. (OVERSEAS SUBCRIBERS AGENT) SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME. DATE (YOUR FULL NAMES) Upon receipt of the duly requested data, Our agent will provide you with the contact information of the payment officer in the region where your winning numbers fall within so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit. Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE BRITISH LOTTERY. ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS. BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM Executives: Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer). Sincerely Yours , Mr. John Moore Online coordinator

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