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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")
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found 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 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_bright@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sliverbird promotion" <sliverbird_promotion@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:31:24 +0100
Subject: CONGRATUALTION!!


FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
SLIVERBIRD PROMOTION LOTTERY LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH.
REF N : EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH N :14/0017/1PD
WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We the Board and Management of Sliverbird promotion Lottery London, UK
wishes to inform you
of the results of the E-mail address ballot lottery international program
held
Recently Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 11, 13,
26,34,44,48 and bonus ball number: 02, which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 1ST
category i.e. match 6 plus bonus.

You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000 GBP
ONE MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/05. It is yet to be claimed and you are getting the final
NOTIFICATION as regards this. For winners outside United Kingdom here is
the
conversion 3,702,195.40 USD.

All participants of this online version were selected randomly from World
Wide
Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 1,000,000
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This
promotion
takes place bi-annually (Twice a year).

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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 participants.

To file for your claim, you are required to fill the form below and have it
forward to our fiduciary agent via the email address the below.

FIDUCIARY AGENT: MR BRIGHT JOHN

EMAIL:agent_bright@hotmail.com


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:
D: BONUS BALL NUMBER:
10. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL:
11. AMOUNT WON:
12. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE:
13. NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS:
14: DATE NOTIFIED
15: 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)

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, Our agent will provide you with the
contact information of the payment officer in the region where your winning
numbers fall within so you can proceed with effecting the release of your
claim in
anyway you deem fit.

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE SLIVERBIRD PROMOTION
LOTTERY.

ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH
EITHER OF THE PARENTS.
BELOW ARE THE SPONSORS OF THIS PROGRAM

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal
Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen
Boer
(Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

Sincerely Yours ,
Mr. Rio Smith
Online coordinator

Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO), Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr. James
Williams
(Director International Credit Department), Mrs. Lonni K Anderson (Legal
Representative), Mrs. Lyudmyla Marchukova(Regional Manager), Mr. Stephen
Boer
(Chairman), Mr. Chris Moritz(International Relation Officer).

Sincerely Yours ,
Mr. Rio Smith
Online coordinator

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