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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "arena complex km 18 route de rufisque"
  • "route de rufisque"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "amsterdam holland" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447024082742 (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: "KATE HENSHAW" <katehenshaw_14@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:58:27 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION

GlobalWon International lotto Customer Service, 580 N.Tenth Street, Sacramento, CA 85914, An Affiliate of Charity International. Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque, I.P.P Award Department, Amsterdam Holland. FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT GLOBALWON INTERNATIONAL LOTTO: FINAL NOTIFICATION OF WINNING CONGRATULATIONS! We are pleased to announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the Global-Won Online Lottery Draw held on the 29th of July, 2006. All 10 winning addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails. Your email address emerged alongside 9 others as a winner in this year's Annual GlobalWon Online Lottery Draw . Consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of 2,000,000 GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING (2 GBP), We hope that with part of your winning you will take participate in our next GBP 20 million international Annual lottery Below are your winning information, 1,Email tickets no: ticket number 175420658766483 2,Batch no: 427901527-Dg43 3,The file Ref no: 232/656/4509 4,lucky nos.: 8-16-18-23-31-45 5,Lotto codes no: GW09622United Kingdom 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 a part of our security protocols to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some winners. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We also wish to inform you that your Lotto Codes Numbers fall within our European booklet office in the United Kingdom, Therefore, to file for your claim you are to fill the form below correctly and have it sent to our agent in the United Kingdom where your Lotto Codes Numbers fall within via the email address below. Please contact the under listed claims officer as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings and for the processing and remittance of your cash prize to you: Name of Agent: Mr. David Wakefield Telephone No: +44-702-408-2742,+44-702-408-2074. Email : fiduciaryagent_gwon@myway.com Address: 14 Bury Street, London WC1A 2JL, England. 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:........................................................................... 10: LOTTO CODES NUMBERS:.............................................................. 11. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL: ......................... 12:AMOUNT WON: .............................................................................. 13: COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ............................................................ 14. NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS: ............................................. 15: DATE NOTIFIED ............................................................................. 16: 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) Congratulations! Remember that all winning must be claimed not later than 2 weeks after this notification. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence with the agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of addresses do inform the Agent Mr. David Wakefield as soon as possible. Mr. David Wakefield is responsible for the processing of your approved file to the bank for payment. Globalwon everybody wins Congratulations once again, from all members of staff of Global Won International Lotto. Once again on behalf of all our staff, reply to (fiduciaryagent_gwon@myway.com) ANYONE BELOW SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH EITHER OF THE PARENTS. Sincerely Yours, Mrs. Kate Henshaw Promotions Manager GlobalWon International lotto

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