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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (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.
  • +447011132845 (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.
  • agent_philgary001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: onlineweb lottery <onlineweb@onlineweb.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2006 03:38:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WINNING INFORMATION (Batch:R4/A312-53)


IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).


The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo , Ireland
Ref: LSUK/2031/8162/05
Batch:R4/A312-53

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY
PROGRAMMEonline Sweepstakes International Program held on Monday 26th
2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 189 with Serial number 5369/05 drew the lucky number: 1-2-12-28-39-41-15, which subsequently won the LOTTO RESULTS prize. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,948,495 Euros (One Million,Nine Hundred And Fourty Eight Thousand,Tour Hundred And Ninty Five Euro.) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/06 of Irish Lottery.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.lease 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 1,948,495 Euros would be released to you by any of our payment offices! in Europe(UK).

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr Phil Gary.
Email: agent_philgary001@yahoo.com
Tell:+44 701113 2845

PLEASE FILLOUT THE VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM AND SEND TO MR Phil
Gary FOR FURTHER INFORMATIONS.

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4. AGE:______
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.HAVE YOU APASSPORT OR LICENCE identification on delivery)
8.ANNUAL INCOME________
9.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHEQUE
(B) DRAFT
10.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
11.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
12.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________
NUMBER:______________
13.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
14.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
15.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
16.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
17. STATE:__________________________________
18. COUNTRY________________________________

PLEASE NOTE:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our designated
agent. Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.Thank you for being part of our promotionallottery program.

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number ( LSUK/2031/8162/05) and Batch Number (R4/A312-53) in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform
your claims agent as soon as possible.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential untill 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.

Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.

Sincerely
stella morris(Miss).
Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME 2006.

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