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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • info.ilwestafricaregionoffice@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • @yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "INTERNATIONAL LOTERRY WEST AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE." <info.ilwestafricaregionoffice@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:47:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE :FINAL NOTICE


Hello ms schweitzder,
you don't have much time to exercise yourself,
go ahead and contact the processing agent :the INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE.
REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
MR. WILLIAMS SHEBA
TELL: 225 0115 8513 / Fax:00 225 2124 5934
EMAIL: info.ilwestafricaregionoffice@yahoo.fr.

we are THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O Box 287 WATFORD
WD18 9TT=20
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
www.national-lottery.co.uk.

you are required to contact your processing agent in west africa to remit your winning prize award of 750,000.00 pounds £750,000.00.(seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds).

NOTE:you have only but four working days to provide all the necessary requirements to enable your winning prize to be remitted to your account.

Sincerely,
Ms. Susan Anderson.
for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.






Dear Sir,

I am sorry but do I know you?

Your message which you sent to me sounds like it might possibly be linked to an affair which is a little private. Are you a joker?

Sometimes, I can be somewhat absent-minded about things at home so please explain to me how did you know how to contact me originally?

Hopefully I crave to read a genial reply from you as soon as possible.

Ms Schweitzder

--- Original email ---
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Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:54:09 +0200=20
From: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.=20
Subject: Winning Notification {FINAL NOTICE}=20
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THE NATIONAL LOTTERY =20
P O Box 287 WATFORD,=20
WD18 9TT=20
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)=20
www.national-lottery.co.uk
FROM: UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY.=20
WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY "A" WINNER=20
BONUS LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION=20
=20
Dear Lucky Winner Mr. Fr Winifrid Schweitzder =20
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded annual f=
inal draws of UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY international Lottery progr=
ammes. The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list =
of 100 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an a=
dvanced automated random computer search from the Internet, no tickets we=
re sold. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerge=
d as one of two winners in the category "A" with the following winning in=
formation:=20
REF No: UKNL-L/200-26937=20
BATCH No: 2006MJL-01=20
TICKET No: 20511465463-7644=20
SERIAL No: S/N-00168=20
LUCKY No: 8 - 15 - 17 - 40 - 43 - 48 - 21=20
You as well as the other winner are therefore to receive a cash prize o=
f =A3750,000.000 Pounds ( seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds only) e=
ach from the total payout.=20
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be tr=
ansferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, ve=
rifications, validations and satisfactory report. To begin the claims pro=
cessing of your prize winnings you are advised to contact our licensed an=
d accredited claims agent for category "A" winners with the information b=
elow:=20
To file your claim, please contact the processing agent;=20
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE.
REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
MR. WILLIAMS SHEBA.=20
TELL: 225 0115 8513 / Fax:00 225 2124 5934
EMAIL: info.ilwestafricaregionoffice@yahoo.fr
NOTE: You are also required to indicate what means you would prefer you=
r winning remitted to you, either:=20
1. Your winner cheque couriered to you=20
2. You receive your winning by telegraphic transfer from our associate ba=
nk to your bank account.
Remember to quote your reference information in all correspondence. You=
are to keep all lotto information away from the general public especiall=
y your reference and ticket numbers. (This is important as a case of doub=
le claims will not be entertained).=20
Anybody under the age of 16 and members of the affiliate agencies are aut=
omatically not allowed to participate in this programme.=20
Please note;=20
You are hereby advice to send us the following;=20
1. Your full name and address=20
2. Your personal phone and fax number, and=20
3. Your winning numbers.=20
4. Your Occupation and Age
5. Your Nationality and Country
6. Amount won
7. Date received
Reply to this confidential email account: info.ilwestafricaregionoffice=
@yahoo.fr
Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for b=
eing part of our promotional programme.=20
Sincerely,=20
Ms. Susan Anderson.
for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.=20
NOTE: You are to contact your claims officer immediately.
TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE,
Simply contact our claims agent,
INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY WEST AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE.
REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA.
MR. WILLIAMS SHEBA.=20
TELL: 225 0115 8513 / Fax:00 225 2124 5934
EMAIL: info.ilwestafricaregionoffice@yahoo.fr
to file your claim .=20
Please quote your reference, batch and winning number which can be foun=
d on the top left corner of this
notification as well as your full name, address and telephone number as t=
o help us locate your file easily.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information co=
nfidential from the public until your claim
is processed and your prize released to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and taki=
ng advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel=
.
Congratulations, once more from the entire Management and Staff of UKNA=
TIONAL LOTTERY Cooperation to all our lucky winners this year. Thank you=
for being part of this promotional lottery programme.=20
Kind Regards,
Interactive Customer Care



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