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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.
• 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.
  • +447011147240 (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.
  • lotteryagentinfo_contact@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: becky owen <claiminfo_prize@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 04 Nov 2006 07:40:29 -0500
Subject: CONTACT INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT


CONTACT INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT

ACCREDITED LICENCED PROMOTERS,
THE UNTED KINGDOM.

REF Number: AMC/731-VLGI0431/06
BATCH No: EOS/15/096/TVFS
TICKET No:20511465563-7655-UK
SERIAL No:4782-9768-798
LUCKY No:83-66-97-32-95-55

Attn: Sir/Madam,

AWARD NOTICE

We are delighted to notify you of the result of THE LOTTO UK PROMO INT,
programs held on 28th of october,2006 Your email address was
attached to one of the ten winning ticket numbers 20511465563-7655-UK -
with Serial Number (472-9768-79).
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
$1,5000,000.00 USD(One Million, Five Hunderd Thousand pounds)

CONGRATULATIONS!!

All participants were selected through a computer ballot system from
our sponsor's databass, including over 8,000 companies and 30,000
individual E-mail addresses and names submitted by our agents drawn
from Asia, Africa, Europe, North And South America, Oceania and around
the world.
However, our client (A.L.P) has been notified of this development and
the status of your claim. Following the above, you are expected to fill
the attached form and return to this office along with a copy of your
international passport or driver's license via email attachment or fax
transmission for vetting process which is a standard practise, just to
ensure that we are dealing with the right individual and account.
YOU ARE CONTACT OUR CLAIM OFFICER WITH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
==============================================================================================

Contact person:Mr David Nelson
(International Remittance Department)
Tel:+44-701-114-7240
Fax:+44-701-738-261
E-mail:lotteryagentinfo_contact@yahoo.com.hk

=================================================================================================

THIS FORM SHOULD BE FILED BY THE LOTTERTY WINNER OF THE STATED FUND FOR
VERIFICATION BEFORE PROCESSING THE LOTTERY WINNING

FIRST
NAME:...................................................................................

LAST
NAME:....................................................................................

RESIDENCIAL
ADDRESS:..........................................................................

OCCUPATION:...................................................................................

DATE AND PLACE OF
BIRTH:......................................................................

COUNTRY OF
RESIDENCE:.........................................................................

TEL NO:.......................................CELL
NO:........................................

FAX
NO:.......................................................................................

YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS:...........................................................................

NEXT OF KIN
:.................................................................................

TICKET
NUMBER:................................................................................

BATCH
NUMBER:.................................................................................
AMOUNT
WON:...................................................................................

OUR EMAIL
ADDRESS:......................................................
.....................

I..............................................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE AND IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN
CIRCUMSTANCES MY NEXT OF KIN HAS RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNING. A.L
PROMOTIONS SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF MY
FUNDS TO ME.

DATE:..............................................
SIGN:....................................

This process is vital and urgent following the instruction from our
clients that all winnings must be claimed two weeks after this
notice,thereafter,all unclaimed winnings will be null and void, and
winning prize returned to the UK' Government.

In Order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember to
quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence.
Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agents
as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again and thank you for being part of our
promotional program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified
Yours Sincerely,

Mrs.Becky Owen
for Management
British Lotto Promotion
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