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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")
  • "claim 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.
  • paul_wenger28@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <paul_wenger28@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 10:37:41 -0400
Subject: ATTN: YOU WON (CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT)

OCEAN BLUE Lottery Headquarters:
4th Floor,
Berkshire House,
London.
File Reference Number: ACL/51976512/4
WINNING INFORMATION:

Dear winner,
We happily announce to you the draw of the OCEAN BLUE Lottery programs
held on the 22nd of September 2006 in Melbourne, Australia. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 4127543176657 which subsequently won
you the lottery in the 3rd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,000,000  EURO(ONE MILLION EURO) in cash. This is from a total cash prize of 100 MILLION EURO, shared amongst the first hundred (100) lucky winners in this
category.

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 1,000,000 EURO (ONE MILLION EURO) would be
released to you by our Security firm.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 individuals and
companies. The Lottery teams up with lo cal companies and media partners to
promote Lottery products, and informs citizens on where the proceeds from
Lottery ticket sales go. A statewide focus is taken on most large promotions and the Lottery works with local companies, such as Pepsi, in "co-promotional" partnerships.
These partnerships help each company introduce new products to customers. This promotion takes place annually. 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 by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Name: Dr Paul Wenger
Email:paul_wenger28@yahoo.co.uk

To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are
To contact Dr Paul wenger with followings details below:
1. Your full names, telephone, contact address and
2. Quote your Ticket number in any correspondences with us or our
designated agent.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. The Lottery is strongly committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that is adhered from the use of its web site and web
services. The following statement discloses the Lottery's privacy policy
and its information gathering/dissemination practices.
The Lottery will not release personal information to third parties except
where it is already provided by law. Depending on the specific nature of
the service, information may be shared with other state agencies as
stated in the Open Records Act. This statute allows for the exchange of
public records or sharing of information between public agencies when the
exchange is serving a legitimate governmental need or is necessary in the
performance of a legitimate government function. E-mail addresses or other information that is obtained as a result of interacting with the Colorado Lottery web site will be used for the benefit of the Lottery and will not be sold to third party companies except as required
by the Open Records Act.

The Lottery will not share personal information with any private party,
except as required by the Open Records Act.
DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL. CONTACT YOUR CLAIM AGENT
DIRECTLY.
Sincerely,
Camilla mvoss
(Zonal Coordinator)
SEND YOUR EMAIL TO: paul_wenger28@yahoo.co.uk

 

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