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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024095386 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704788219 (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.
  • claim_fudiciaryagentoffice@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CHELSEAAWARD LOTTERYPROMO" <chelsea_verification205@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:43:53 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS(YOUR EMAIL WON THE CHELSEA AWARD PROMO)



CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
CHELSEA AVENUE STAMFORD BRIDGE
LONDON. SW1V 3DW UNITED KINGDOM

CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB 100 ANNIVERSARY

This is to inform you of the release of email balloting held on the 30th
November 2005,by CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB on it's 100 anniversary.For the first
time ever CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB have decided to celebrate it's 100
anniversary by awarding £250,000.00 (TWO HUNDED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUND
STERLING) each to 20 lucky winners who were selected through a computer
ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 30,000.00 companies
and 5,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

However Chelsea Football Club has been good at celebrating special
anniversaries. The year 2005 saw us reach the major milestone of 100
years-old. What better way was there to mark the centenary than by becoming
champions of England for the second time in our existence?
Our golden jubilee had been similarly honoured.

The club won silverware in the 1960s, the 70s, the 90s and at the turn of
the new millennium, but 1955 was the year we finished above all other teams
in the League for the first time.It was also Chelsea earliest major trophy.
The first five decades had seen the club develop into an integral part of
sporting life in England capital city with famous players and a large, often
full stadium. Chelsea were popular, but achievement fell a long way short of
that now enjoyed by Jos Mourinho team; the team that began the second 100
years of Chelsea history as the best in the land and the biggest football
story throughout the world.

However, the results were released on 30th JULY, 2006 and your email was
among the 20 Lucky winners who won £250,000,00 each on the 100 anniversary
of the CHELSEA FOOTBALL CLUB,and your email was attached to ticket number
RR38844240 and ballot number 00147.

In other to claim your £250,000,00. Prize winning, which has been deposited
in a designated bank. However,you will have to fill the form below and send
it to the Promotion manager of this football club for verification and then
you will be directed to the bank where a cheque of £250,000,00.Has already
been deposited in your favour.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

Endeavour to email/fax him your full names,email address,telephone and fax
numbers immediately.

CONTACT NAME: Mr. Harry Edward (PROMOTIONS MANAGER)
CITY/ COUNTRY:London, United Kingdom.

Name: Mr. Harry Edward
Tel: +44 702 409 5386
Fax:+44 870 478 8219
E-mail:claim_fudiciaryagentoffice@yahoo.co.uk
* FILL OUT THE WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM BELOW: Your application for the
claim of lottery winning prize will be duly processed and settlement made
upon certification.

Hence, carefully fill in the appropriate information in the space provided
below for record purposes to facilitate our immediate commencement of your
claims process.Please you are adviced to complete the form and send it
immediately to our Promotion manager through email for prompt collection.

*NAME OF BENEFICIARY:-------------------------------------
*ADDRESS:-----------------------------------------------------------
*CITY/STATE:--------------------------------------------------------
*NATIONALITY:------------------------------------------------------
*COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:---------------------------------
*SEX:--------------------------------------------------------------------
*EMAIL ADDRESS: -----------------------------------------------
*TEL: -------------------------------------------------------------------
*FAX:--------------------------------------------------------------------
*OCCUPATION:-----------------------------------------------------
*NEXT OF KIN:------------------------------------------------------
*AGE: ------------------------------------------------------------------
*AMOUNT WON:---------------------------------------------------
*IN FIGURES: -------------------------------------------------------

Goodluck and congratulations from me and members,staff of Chelsea(Fc)
Promotion United Kingdom.

Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.

Yours faithfully,
Gusto Anderson(Mr.)
Online coordinator.

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