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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")
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +447031949266 (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.
  • officialpayoutagent_uk@officer.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY WINNER" <carlallison01@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2006 14:11:12 +0000
Subject: RE: CARL A. ALLISON IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

Ref: UK/776090X2/23
Batch: 013/05/8394369
Daily Draw Further results
http://www.national-lottery.com/resultsnationalhistorical.asp

Draw date: 01 / 11/ 2006
WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Game Lottery program held on 1st of November 2006.
Your e-mail address won the lottery, with Serial number 368/02 drew the Winning numbers:09, 13, 14, 20, 31, 35 (Bonus no.32).
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £2,500,000
(Two Million And Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/07. This is from a total cash prize of £25,893,361{Twenty Five million,Eight Hundred And Ninety Three Thousand Three Hundred and Sixtyone Great Britain Pounds Sterling} was approved for the four( 4)lucky winners in this category i.e Match 6,Bonus with percentage  16.9%.All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites/ emails  through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies
that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly.

All participants were selected randomlly 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.

The internet emailing diea was used, since most people do are not
able to purchase tickets and play outside the UK. We hope with part of yourprize awards, you will take part in our subsequent lottery
jackpots. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remittedto you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

 

This is part ofour precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of our funds as soon as you contact Bar.David Green.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize Draw .

Draw Date: 01 / 11 / 2006.
Winning numbers:09, 13, 14, 20, 31, 35 (Bonus no.32).

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming a nd unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claim,Please contact our Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.
**************************************************
BARR. DAVID GREEN.
FOREIGN MANAGER,PAYMENT AND RELEASE
DEPARTMENT,ALPHA CONSULATANT
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
TELL:+447031949266
E-mail : officialpayoutagent_uk@officer.com
**************************************************
PLEASE FILL YOUR  PERSONAL DETAILS BELOW
Your Personal Data Form Fill Please.
Name Of Winner:_____________________________
Date Of Birth:________________________________
Occupation::_________________________________
Tel No:______________________________________
Fax No:_____________________________________
City:________________________________________
State:_______________________________________
Country:_____________________________________
Zip Code:____________________________________

Congratulations once more from me and members of staff of THE
NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Carl A.Allison.
Online coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY,
UK National lottery  International Program.

N.B: You are seriously advised to keep all winning lottery
information and numbers from the public in line with our company
security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous individuals. Reply to:
officialpayoutagent_uk@officer.com


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