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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")
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +447031970383 (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.
  • xiaofanqie_sa@yahoo.com
  • chamber_andrew_charles@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?claimsoffice=5Fwillspencer?= <claimsoffice_willspencer@o2.pl>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:37:06 +0200
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?LEGALIZATION=20OF=20YOUR=20WINNINGS?=


The Irish National Lottery
From: The Desk of the Fiduciary Agent for Winning transfer
11 G Lower Dorset Street,
Dublin 1, Ireland.
P O Box 1010.

WINNING PARAMETERS
Ref Number: UK/9420X2/68
Batch Number: 074/05/ZY369
Winner's name: Chan Sheng Yi Teresa,
Raffle Draw Winning Email: (xiaofanqie_sa@yahoo.com)
Date: 30 August, 2006

Congratulations Lucky Winner,
It gives me great pleasure to inform you that your Verification and Fund Release form has passed through the proper legal verification processes and has sucessfully passed all standards in accordance with the Irish National Lottery Terms and Conditions . This is also to notify you that you have been officially cleared for payment by the verifications and fund release department at the Irish National Lottery Headquarters and your winnings has been approved for release to you.

As you already know, all winners for the online version of the Irish National Lottery Online promotions were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from an exclusive list of 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online as part of our international promotion to promote international co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries worldwide.

I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this year's lucky dip sweepstakes.We do sincerely hope you will utilize part of your winnings to support several communities, support initiatives that promote civic education and participation in public life as well as target poverty for eradication, lastly to render selfless services to the less priviledge in your community.

The process for claiming your winnings has been made very simple so that by the end of one week at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of the sum of £1,350,000 pounds sterling. In the light of the above mentioned, you are please advised to contact our legal representative (Andrew Brooks Law Firm) to Notarize your form and process it with The British Board of Lottery Commission.

Below are the contact details of the Attorney for your record.

Name: Advocate Andrew Charles (ESQ),
Email: chamber_andrew_charles@hotmail.co.uk
Tel: +44-7031970383
Fax: +44-7075707726
Note that you are to provide the Attorney with these details to identify you:** FULL NAMES:
** FULL ADDRESS:
** TEL:
** AMOUNT WON:
** WINNING REF NUMBER:
** WINNING BATCH NUMBER: Lastly do adhead to the Attorney instructions so your winnings can get to you soonest. Also do note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims process, therefore you have limited time to claim your winnings. Failure to claim your winnings within the stipulated time frame will lead to the forfeiture of your winnings after which your winning funds will be added to next winning draws.Its is imperative that you add your IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS{CPEL/OWN/9876} as the subject of any correspondence with the Attorney to ensure that he respond in a timely manner.
I will require a concise update on your proceedings with the Attorney as soon as you make contact with him. If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know. Congratulations once more and do reply soonest to acknowledge the receipt of this mail.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Williams Spencer.
Fiduciary Agent. Confidentiality Notice:
Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of NATIONAL LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by NATIONAL LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).
THE Irish National Lottery
COPYRIGHT © 1994-2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED Confidentiality Notice:
Please note that this email, and any files that may be attached to it is/are confidential and is/are intended for the sole use of the individual(s) or entity(ies) to which it/they is/are addressed. Any use,distribution,copying or disclosure by any other person or entity is strictly prohibited under applicable law(s).Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to official business of NATIONAL LOTTERY and insurance shall be understood to be neither given nor endorsed by NATIONAL LOTTERY finance and insurance when addressed to concern finance and insurance clients; and any information contained in this email is subject to the terms and conditions of the governing client's contract(s).
THE Irish National Lottery
COPYRIGHT © 1994-2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED

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