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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.
• 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.
  • +447024094082 (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.
  • williamspiff@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Britishlottery Britishlottery <britishlottery@bbritishlottery.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 16:50:52 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: *****CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEEN OUR 2006 LUCKY WINNER****





BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
21 PICCADILLY LONDON. W1B 0BH
FROM: THE DESK OF THE MANAGEMENT
BRITISH LOTTERY LONDON, UK.
PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENT.REF Nº: EGS/2251256003/05
BATCH Nº:14/0017/1PD
!!!!!!!!! WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!!!!!!!


CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We the Board and Management of British Lottery London in UK, wishes to inform you the results of the E-mail address ballot
lottery international program held on 27th day of September, 2006. Your email account was picked as a winner of 345,000GBP(Three hundred and fourty-five thousand british pounds sterling)
This results is today released to you and your email address attached in the A Category. All email addresses were selected
through a computer ballot system in which your email address was selected as one of the lucky winners.
Your lucky numbers are:(11) (13) (26) (34) (44) (48) and bonus ball number: (2)


Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we have ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims
has been processed and your money Remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies. This promotion takes place biannually.
To file for your claim/winning, please contact our Legal Department williamspiff@myway.com for processing
and payment of your claims/winning. Quote your reference/batch numbers in your correspondence with us and you are advised to
not to expose your numbers to avoid double clamming or voiding of your winning.



To file your claims,fill the form below,
VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FOR

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.BATCH NUMBER:____________________ B. REF NUMBER:______________
10.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
11.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________

___________________________________________
12. COUNTRY________________________________

13.REGION WHERE NUMBER FALL WITHIN_________________ _________________
14:DATE NOTIFIED _________________ _________________
15:NAME OF LOTTERY WON _________________ _________________

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed
with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications quote your reference number and batch numbers in all
correspondence. Should there be any change of addresses do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Furthermore your winning numbers fall within our UNITED KINGDOM(London) region and you are required to contact our Head
office in london via Mr. William Spiff through this email address:williamspiff@myway.com
as soon as you recieve this mail
to enable them forward your WINNINGS to you. ANYONE BELOW EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE CAN MAKE HIS/ HER CLAIM IN PROXY THROUGH
EITHER OF THE PARENTS.
Once again congratulations from our members of staff and thank you for being one of the winners of our promotional program.

Sincerely Yours
William Spiff (Mr.).George Bala(secretary)
International Relation Officer
Tel +447024094082
+447024094457
Email williamspiff@myway.com


Executives:
Dr. P. Swier (CEO),Mr Brian Hurt(zonal co-ordinator) 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).

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