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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 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.
  • +447024076942 (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.
  • nationalawardsdept@tlen.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kevin Smith" <europeanawardsdept13@myway.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:19:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ATT:WINNER










EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARDHEAD OFFICEP.O. BOX 1764VICTORIA SW1V 4DPLONDON, ENGLAND.WINNING NOTIFICATION/ PROCESSING ADVISEWe are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery WinnersInternational programs held on Monday 16th October, 2006. Your nameattached to a ticket number 56475600545 188 with serial number 5368/02drew the lucky numbers Lotto Ball number 14 Lotto Ball number 18Lotto Ball number 29 Lotto.Ball number 33 Lotto Ball number 37Lotto Ball number 39 Lotto BonusBall number 47 which consequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of£870,000 (eight hundred and seventy thousand pounds sterling)in cash credited to the file reference number: UKLT/245512568021/06.and batchnumber 074/05/zy369. This is from a total cash price of£2,610,000shared amongst the three(3) lucky winners in this category. Due to themix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this awardfrom public notice until your claim has
been processed and your moneyremitted to you as this is part of our security protocol to avoiddouble claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by thegeneral public.All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawnfrom an on-line web wide correlation of E-MAIL address names all overthe world as part of our international promotions program which weconduct once every year. To file out your claim please contact ourfiduciary agent:Contact Person: MR. Kevin SmithEmail: nationalawardsdept@tlen.pl europeanawardsdept90tlen.pl Tele: +447024076942,+447011127699You are adviced to quote your ticket and lucky numbers to ourfiduciary agent in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications..Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform ourfiduciary agent as soon as possible.For the immediate release of your winnings you are required to contactyour calims agent with the information above;Remember that this program is
organised to enhance unity and alsoencourage all micro-soft users all over the worldCongratulations once again from all members of our staff.CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, isintended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may containinformation that is privileged, confidential and prohibited fromunauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not theintended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution or copyingof 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. RegardsEuropean National Award Team!!! WARNINGANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESSSHOULD BE FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHTSCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION

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