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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")
  • "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 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.
  • +447024080696 (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.
  • ramon_toni21@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uk lottery <uk@lotteryuk6.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:45:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT



BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
Customer Service
AN Affiliate of THE ROCKEFELLER
FOUNDATION
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Ref:BTL/4910X1/04
Batch: 12/25/0340
CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT
We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH Sweepstake Lottery
International programs held on the 27THseptember 2006 in London.Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number:69475600545-721 with Serial number
8867/04 drew the lucky numbers:31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore,been approved to
claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (One million, five hundred thousand,
pounds) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total
cash prize of US £125 Million pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50)
lucky winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, your £1,500,000.00 (One million, five hundred
thousand,Pounds) would be released to you by our affiliate bank in London.Our
agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.
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 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 a 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 with the below details for processing of your
claims.
AGENT:Mr ramon TONI
Email:ramon_toni21@yahoo.com
Tel:+447024080696
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 promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Naomi White.
BRITISH LOTTERY ZONAL ONLINE CO-ORDINATOR
WINNER'S CLAIM FORM

WINNER'S PERSONA DATA
First Name.: *
Middle Name.:
Last Name.:
Gender.:
Month Of Birth.:
Marital Status.:
Nationality.:
Religion.:
Occupation.:

Address 1.:
Address 2.:
City.:
State/Province.:
Zip Code.:
Mobile phone No.:
House Phone No.:
Fax No.:
Email Address.:
WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.:
Serial Number.:
Refrence Number.:

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