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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")
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • garyprescottdesk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: colin stuart <online@sweeplotto2006.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 10:27:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: **ONLINE SWEEP PROMO 2006**


ONLINESWEEPLOTTERY ID/020/345/06
Wellington Way, Brooklands Business Park,
Weybridge, KT13 0TT
United Kingdom.




Ref: LSUK/2231/81/04
Batch: OBW/A10-234



Dear Winner,






WORLDWIDE ONLINE-SWEEP WINNING NOTIFICATION

Greetings to you, we happily announce to you the draw of the ONLINE SWEEPSTAKE Lottery International programs held on the 30th of AUGUST 2006 in UNITED KINGDOM.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02, the lucky numbers: 19-6-26-17-35-7, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd draw category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum ofUS$2,500,000.00 (Two million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file ktu/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this category.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies. This promotion takes place annually. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated this notification. In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by our payment office in Europe.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please fill the form below:


NAME:______________________________________
SEX_______________________________
COUNTRY ___________________________________
ADDRESS:____________________________________
CITY:_______________________STATE/PROV:____
ZIP/POSTAL CODE:_____________
PHONE:________________ FAX: _______________
EMAIL:_____________________________________
REFERENCE NUMBER:____________
BATCH NUMBER:_________________________________

Please fill this page, then complete and email this form to your fiduciary agent:


NAME: MR. GARY PRESCOTT
EMAIL:garyprescottdesk@yahoo.com
Fax: 44-8701213851
TELEPHONE:+44-07024033413,+44-07024060128


To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers to any correspondences with our designated agent or us.


IMPORTANT NOTICE:


(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings Forfeiture. Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims process.
(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions of claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of yourprize awards winning.
(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning details very safe from public notice, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by such winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on employment. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.


Regards,


SIR COLIN STUART
ONLINESWEEP LOTTERY CO-ORDINATOR




CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.


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