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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:
  • "claims 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 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.
  • chubrock_fcsa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FORD ANNUAL PROMOTIONS" <proalert001@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 07:13:19 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTED EMAIL ADDRESS!

FORD MOTORS PROMO (HEADQUARTERS)
An Affiliate of Honda UK.
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON, LONDON
FROM: FORD MOTORS COMPANY UK.

ATTENTION: WINNER,
TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896
SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662
BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03

AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results
of the FORD MOTORS ANNUAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 19th of
August, 2006. You were entered as dependent clients with; Reference Serial
Number: 652-662 and Batch number AT 040SB0603.Your email address
attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number, which consequently won the sweepstake in the first category,

in four parts.
You have been approved for a payment of 250,000.00 Pounds Sterling
(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file reference number: IPL/4249859609/WP1. This is from a
total cash prize of Two Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling shared among the ten international winners in first categories.

 

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world, as
part of our international promotion program. Due to mixed up of some names
and addresses, we ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims
have been processed and your funds remitted to you. As part of our
security measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking
advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators. You
are required to fill the VERIFICATION & FUNDS RELEASE FORM below and return to your claims agent, this is to enable him carry out your verification and arrange for the release of your funds.

 

FIRST NAME:__________________________ 

MIDDLE SURNAME:__________________

LAST NAME:_________________________

GENDER:______________________________

AGE:_________________________

MARITAL STATUS:___________________________

NATIONALITY__________________________

RELIGION:_______________________________

OCCUPATION:______________________________

ADDRESS 1:____________________________________

ADDRESS 2:_____________________________________________

CITY:____________________________

STATE/PROVINCE:_____________________________

ZIP CODE:_____________________

MOBILE PHONE NO:____________________________

HOUSE PHONE NO:_____________________________

FAX NO:________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS:_______________________________

COUNTRY :_______________________________________
   
   WINNING  INFORMATION

BATCH NUMBER :____________________________________

SERIAL NUMBER :_____________________________________

REFRENCE NUMBER:_______________________________

 

Name: MR. CHUB ROCK.
E-mail: chubrock_fcsa@yahoo.co.uk

FORD CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
He is your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237 H67/B4 (keep personal).Remember, your winning must be claimed not later than (7th of
October, 2006) Failure to claim your winning/fund will be added to next
2,500,000 pounds International lottery program. Furthermore, should
there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as
soon as possible. Once again, Congratulations.

 

Yours Sincerely,
MR. CHRIS KISH.
FORD MOTORS PROMO/ CO-ORDINATOR.
FORD AWARD  WINNING  NOTIFICATION.

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