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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!
• 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.
  • +447011131250 (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.
  • ukagentofficer@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • agentpedropinto@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FREE LOTTERY <ukagentofficer@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:03:32 -0700
Subject: FINAL NOTICE

FREE AWARD DEPT.
16 Broad Street,
Woolich, Middle Essex

L70 1NL.LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM
Date: 04/09/06

 

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

                                                                        

                                                    WINNING NOTIFICATION

 

We happily announce to you the draw (#1081) of the FREE LOTTO AWARDS, online Sweepstakes International program held on Sat. 26th of Aug. 2006.

 

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 005 with Serial number 5368/13 drew the lucky numbers: 09-11-22-39-40-42(bonus no.12), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file  KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £11,000,000 shared amongst the (21) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.
 
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.
 
This promotion takes place weekly (wed and sat). Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £500,000 (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices 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. Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact your fiduciary agent with the details below:
 
Name of Fiduciary Agent:  Mr. Pedro Pinto.
Email:  ukagentofficer@yahoo.co.uk   

                agentpedropinto@yahoo.co.uk 

(Tel No: +447011131250

www.freelotto.com
FREE LOTTO AWARDS SERVICE OFFICER.

 

Note: You are to contact your fiduciary agent immediately and provide him with these informations so that he can help you in processing the release of your winnings to you as soon as possible.

 

*NAME OF WINNER: ....................................
*ADDRESS: .................................................
*CITY/STATE: ............................................
*COUNTRY: ...............................................
*NATIONALITY: .........................................
*PLACE OF BIRTH: .....................................
*DATE OF BIRTH: ......................................
*AGE: ......................................................
*SEX: ...........................................................
*EMAIL ADDRESS: ......................................
*TEL: ...........................................................
*MOBILE: .....................................................
*FAX: ..........................................................
*MARITAL STATUS: .....................................
*OCCUPATION: ...........................................
*NEXT OF KIN: ............................................
*AMOUNT WON: .........................................
*LUCKY NOS: ..............................................
*TICKET NO: ..................................................

 

Congratulations from the staff and thank you for being part of email account users program:

 

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James Williams (Director International funds Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).MRS JULIE VAN HANS (VICE PRESIDENT).

Sincerely,

Mrs. Susan Kay.

Online Coordinators.
FREE LOTTO AWARDS BOARD.

 

NOTE:  Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to disqualification. Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences.

 

 

 

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