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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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!

Fraud email example:

From: Free Lottery Promo Inc <audreywilliams06@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 01:57:07 -0300
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

FREE LOTTERY EURO MEGA MILLIONS
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
9 Chaucer House
Churchill gardens
London, SW1V 3DW
United Kingdom.

Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Lucky Winner,

RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION..........CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

We are pleased to notify you the draw of the FREE LOTTERY EURO MEGA MILLIONS,
Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program held on 20/07/2006 and released
on the 1/08/2006.

Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of
over 25,000 names of distinguished professionals drawn from Europe, America,Asia,
Australia, New Zealand, Middle-East, parts of Africa, and North & South America
as part of our international promotions programme conducted annually to encourage
prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will
take part in our subsequent lottery jackpots.

The result of our computer draw selected your name and email address attached to
e-ticket number:56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky
numbers: 21. 32. 41.42. 43. 46. 17. (42 Bonus Ball), which subsequently won you
the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,856,652(One Million Eight Hundred AND Fifty
Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £16,533,022 shared amongst
the first Six (6) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin
your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously contact our licensed and
accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery Winners within a period of 21 days
(date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance
directly to you,or your designated bank account after all statutory obligations
have been satisfactorily dispensed with.

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 play coupon. In view of this, your £1,856,652(One Million Eight Hundred AND
Fifty Six Thousand, Six Hundred and Fifty Two Pounds Sterling) would be released
to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Please be informed that claims not processed within the stipulated period may be
forfeited to the pool without further notice.To begin your claims process,you are
to immediately contact your FREE LOTTERY EURO MEGA MILLIONS claims agent as follows:

Overseas Claims Unit
CONTACT NAME: Carl Allison
CITY/ COUNTRY: London, United Kingdom.
EMAIL:carlallison@uk2.net
To facilitate the immediate processing of your payout ensure to furnish him with
the following detail,as stated below:

1.Full Names:
2.Address:
3.Age:
4.Sex:
5.Marital Status:
6.Occupation:
7.Phone and fax numbers :
8.country:


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.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Audrey Williams
==============================================
Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to
disqualification.This E-mail message(including attachments, if any) is intended
for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain
Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from
disclosure.If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any
dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.



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