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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")
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031910741 (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.
  • claimsagent_spencer11@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UK ONLINE NATIONAL PRMOTION 2006" <claimsagent_spencer11@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2006 03:49:50 +0200
Subject: Final Award Notification..Contact Your Claims Agent



ATTN: WINNER


RE: IMPORTANT - FINAL NOTIFICATION=20



The board of directors and entire member of staff of the National=20
Lottery wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot)=20
online Sweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter.=
=20


Your email account has been picked as a winner of Six Hundred Thousand=20
Pounds Sterling (=A3600,000.00) in cash credited to file=20
KTU/9023118308/03. This is from a total sum of Four Million, Two hundred =
Thousand=20
Pounds Sterling (=A3 4,200,000.00) shared amongst seven Winners. This res=
ults=20
is now released to you on Wednesday 4th October 2006 and your email=20
address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number=20
5368/02 drew the lucky numbers 12-14-16-19-27-32 and bonus ball -44- in=20
the Lotto, to check your results online click on this link=20
http://lottery.co.uk/res/ participants were selected through a computer=20
ballot system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual=20
email Address users.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover=20
insurance. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that yo=
u=20
keep This award from public notice until your claim has been processed an=
d=20
your money remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of=20
our Security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking=20
advantage of this program by the general public. Be advice to keep your=20
winning Information confidential until your claims have been processed=20
and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to=20
avoid double Claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.=20

**********************************************************************
For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims supervisory=20
officer at the British Lottery Head Quarters, Payment Release Order=20
Department.=20
Contact Person: Mr.Anderson Spencer=20
Tel: +44-703-191-0741, +44-795-535-3183 or email=20
claimsagent_spencer11@yahoo.co.uk =20
***********************************************************************


Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications=20
remember to quote your reference number in all correspondence. You will b=
e=20
required to quote your lucky number, for confirmation on your winnings.=20
All winning must be claimed not later than 3weeks after receipt of this=20
mail.=20
After this date all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union=20
Treasury as unclaimed prize for good cause.


You are therefore advised to give the following information=92s to the=20
fiduciary via email, fax or telephone you are to choose only One (1) from=
=20
the=20
Three (3) given options on how to claim your prize.=20

1. You go to our paying agent's office in the Netherlands to collect=20
your prize of Six Hundred Thousand pounds Sterling (=A3 600,000.00) in=20
cash, this=20
Is due to restrictions placed over cash payments in the London office=20
after the recent bomb attacks in London.

2. Transfer of your funds to your designated bank account by Electronic=20
transfer (Online transfer), and your funds will be in your account=20
within 48 Hours. You will be totally responsible for the Electronic Bank=20
Transfer Charges or Travelling expenses and arrangement.

3. Certified check to be sent by courier to your destination.

Also include the following information below, when contacting your=20
assigned fiduciary agent:

1.Full name and address.
2.Country.
3.Tel and fax number.
4.Occupation.
5.Languages Spoken
6.Religion.
7.Age.

Note that your funds have been insured and no deductions of any kind=20
can be made from your won funds. All claim procedures must be completed=20
on or before the date stated. After this date you maybe disqualified.

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being=20
part of our email account users program.=20


Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive (International Sweepstakes).=20


Program Warning!!! Fraudulent emails are circulating that appears to be=20
impersonator using our names and addresses, but are not from the=20
NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRAM PLEASE REPORTS IMMEDIATELY TO CUSTOMER=20
CARE/COMPLAINTS DEPT.
=20

Note: Participants below 21 years are automatically disqualified. All=20
e-mail transmission/ correspondence is 100% protected by our Secured=20
Socket Layer (SSL) server. The NLS is an institution under public law.=20
Therefore, the lottery contract is concluded between the lottery=20
participant and the Public law institution NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROGRA=
M that=20
is represented through its Director Dr. Gerhard Rombach at 79 Bovill=20
Road, London. SE23 1EL. United Kingdom, trades register HRA 6230.

Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr.=20
Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations), and Dr.=20
James Williams (Director International Credit (Department), Mrs. Sandra=20
Murphy (Executive), Mr. Michael Cole (Executive), Mr. Stephen Boer=20
(Chairman). Affiliates The Lottery Company and lottery.co.uk is in no way=
=20
affiliated with, associated with or approved or endorsed by Camelot Group=
=20
plc or The National Lottery Commission.=20
********************************************************
Material Copyright =A9 2006 The Lottery Co. Ltd.
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