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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447031941960 (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.
  • claims_ponfa1@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY" <claims_ponfa1@yahoo.de>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 18:42:51 +0000
Subject: FINAL WINNING NOTIFICATION...Congratulations!!!


IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERYIS REGISTERED UNDER
THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).
The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale,
Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/06
Batch: R3/A312-59.
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME
online Sweepstakes International Program held on THURSDAY 28TH OF SEPTEMDER 2006.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/06 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 650,000.00 British Pound Sterlings (Six hundred and fifty Thousand British Pound Sterlings) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from theWorld Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.This promotion takes place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your 650,000.00 British Pounds Sterlings would be released to you by anyof our payment offices in Europe(UK).
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Agent Mark Ponfa.
Email: claims_ponfa1@yahoo.de
TEL:+447031941960
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number(LSUK/2031/8161/06) and Batch Number (R3/A312-59) in every correspondencewith your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.
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. Please be warned.
Please attached here is the claim verification and funds release form.You are expected to fill and submit it back to the fudiciary agent in the claims department immediately via email.Once again congratulations!This form is valid for only those who have won the IRISH WEB INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY. Fill in the required fields in the space provided below. No field should be left blank, because your particulars are needed for the process of your claim and record purpose.

CLAIM VERIFICATION AND FUND RELEASE FORM:
1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________
4.AGE:________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:
(A) CHECK
(B) DRAFT
(C) TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
IF BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER
(Details of the account where you want your funds transferred):
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
...............................................................................
10.FILE NUMBER:____________________ B. DRAW NUMBER:______________
11.TICKET NUMBER:___________________
12.SERIAL NUMBER:__________________
13.REFERENCE NUMBER:________________
14.BATCH NUMBER:____________________
15.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
16.AMOUNT WON:_____________________________
17. STATE:__________________________________
18. COUNTRY________________________________
Upon receipt of your dully filled claim verification form, 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.
Warm Regards,
Agent Mark Ponfa (Mr)
Phone: +447031941960
Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
MR BRIAN HUNT.

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