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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.
  • hellenwilliams50@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: London LOTTERY <uklottery1@islamicnetwork.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:11:03 -0400
Subject: CONGRATULATION,YOU WON!

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
 CUSTOMER SERVICE,
 *******************************************
 28 TANFIELD ROAD,CROYDON. LONDON
 *******************************************
 Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCA
 Batch: 12/25/0034

 ATTN: WINNING NOTIFICATION

 We happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery
 International programs held on the 11TH  of A july, 2006 in London.

 Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with

Serial number 5388/02 drew 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 #3,000,000.00

 (THREEMILLION POUND STERLING) in cash credited to file
 KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.This is from a total cash prize of US
 #60,000,000.00(sixtymillion pounds) shared amongst the many  lucky
 winners in this grandcategory  "B". This year Lottery Program Jackpot

is the largest ever forBritish Lottery. The estimated #60 Million
 jackpot would be thesixth-biggest in U.K. history.
 The biggest was the $363 Million jackpot that went to two
 winners in JUNE 2006 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:

 FULL NAME.
 SEX.
 AGE.
 OCCUPATION.
 ADDRESS.
 PHONE NUMBER.
 ACCOUNT NUMBER TO RECEIVE 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.
 ******************************************************************

Name:
 MRS HELLEN WILLAMS
 E-mail:hellenwilliams50@yahoo.com.hk
 Foreign Services Manager, Payment and Release order
 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

 usor our designated agent.REPLY ONLY TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT AND NOT ME.
 Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of
 this program.

 Yours faithfully,

 Robert Bowman

CONGRATULATION,YOU WON!

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