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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")
• 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.
  • enquirydesk_leojennings@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRoyal Lottery Draws." <britishroyal@britishroyal.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:26:23 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: AWARD NOTIFICATION!!



BRIT ROYAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS,
Customer Service
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.LONDON
Batch: 16/211/0374
Ref: BTL/101OXI/02
30th September 2006


BRL AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

DEAR LUCKY WINNER,

We happily announce to you the draw of the BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY AWARDS Sweepstake Lottery International programs held on the 12th of september 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 5645600545-188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.You are therefore, been pproved to claim a total sum of £500,000.00GBP ( five hundred thousand, Pounds terling) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02.This is from a total cash prize of £125 Million Pounds, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls ithin our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon. In view of this, your £500,000.00GBP ( five hundred housand,Pounds Sterling) 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 her. 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.
Overseas Claims Unit

United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary

Contact Person: Mr.Leo Jennings

Email:enquirydesk_leojennings@hotmail.com




VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM

Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the
Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose.

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.LOTTO NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
10.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
11.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
12.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
13.AMOUNT WON:___________________________________
___________________________________________
14. STATE:__________________________________
15. COUNTRY________________________________
16.NATIONALITY:__________________________

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems
associated
with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Yours faithfully,
SIR GARY HAMILTON
Online coordinator for BRITISH ROYAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program


CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.
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