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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 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.
  • +447011132368 (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.
  • clinton_claims@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Euro Millions Lottery" <mailsender@ptmc.net>
Reply-To: clinton_claims@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 23:59:23 -0400
Subject: Congratulation....

Dear Prize Winner,
Here is another first from OSA- your chance to win in the
Euro Millions rollover draw. The prize which has been built
up from 10 Jackpot rollover is the biggest in the e-mail
ballot lottery since its inception in 1997. Most people will
never get the opportunity to play and win in UK Mega Jackpot
Euro Millions- especially when they live outside the United
Kingdom. Be informed that you are among the lucky ones
because all international winners in this Euro Millions
e-mail web lottery are identified by their e-mail address
and randomly selected by our software from websites and
e-mail host domains that are recognized and approved by this
promotions, yahoo inclusive, which in place of ticket
numbers utilizes your e-mail address and by means of
sequence and series method, attaches your e-mail address to
the winning numbers. Winners are then required to process
their lottery entitlements through our Oversea subscribers
agent (OSA) after provision of all personal information to
their assigned claims agent for processing of their winnings
and issuance of cheque (international bank draft).
Weekly UK Mega Jackpot Euro Millions draws are held every
Friday. The Euro Millions draw is a combination draw
involving 5 balls drawn from 50, PLUS 2 balls drawn from 9
(termed 'Lucky Stars'). 5 balls plus the 2 lucky stars must
be matched to claim the jackpot - giving a 1 in 76 million
chance of winning. Your e-mail address, won in the sixth (6)
Jackpot rollover categories 06. Your email address has
brought you an unexpected luck, please read through this
message. See names of winners below, you are at the sixth
position of ten, you are so lucky to be one.
You are therefore been approved of a lump sums pay out of
1,899,735.01 EUR0 (One Million Eight Hundred and Ninety Nine
Thousand, Seven Hundred and Thirty Five Euros).You are the
sixth lucky winner of the total winners of 10 from the total
rollover of 18,997,359.01 EUR ($24,100,000.00 USD). You have
already been authorize for payment but our oversea
subscribers agent need your identification and personal
details before all official winnings documents can be
processed and your cheque signed by the bank account
department for delivery via Cargo International Courier
Services who are working in cooperation with Global
Securities (OSA) for disbursement of your winnings
entitlements. Also we have our official websites where
winnings can be verified but that will be disclosed when we
are confident that you are ready to comply with our
provisions for prize claim.
All you have to do is contact our claims processing
department for further informations first by email, to claim
your prize. See contacts below. Contact your claims
administrator for file keeping.

Claims Administrator
Name: Clinton Howard
E-mail: clinton_claims@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE: + 44 701 113 2368

UK Mega Jackpot Lottery is approved by the British Gaming
Board and also Licensed by the The International Association
of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery is entry free
which NO TICKETS ARE PURCHASED and we intend to sensitize
the public. All the 10 participants were selected through a
powerball Lottery software from accredited websites listed
online that are registered in this promotion, as part of our
International "E-MAIL" Promotions Program. For security
reasons you are advised to keep this winning notification
till your winnings is processed and payment disbursed. All
you have to do is provide the necessary information to
process the release of your winnings entitlement (Prize).

Do email the above Claims Administrator, at once with all
the claims requirements below. To avoid unnecessary delay.
Claims Requirements:

1. Full Name:....................................
2. Address:......................................
3. Nationality:..................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:................
5. Occupation:...................................
6. Monthly income:...............................
7. Phone:................Fax:....................
8. State of Origin:...........Country:...........

The above requirements are much more needed to proceed. Your
winning identification details will be disclosed as soon as
we are in receipt of the above requested information. Be
free and fast to send the above details to your claims
Administrator. Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards

Mr. John Wood
Director, Award Disbursement Center.

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