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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claim 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.
  • +447011134290 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "sean_wallace5" <sean_wallace5@canada.com>
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 17:24:34 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS ,YOU HAVE WON

E-LOTTERY SYNDICATE SYSTEM
Commodore House, 51 Conway Road
Colwyn Bay North Wales, LL29 7AW UK.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: ELP/34-AC952006

RE: LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to notify you the draw (#506) of the
E-LOTTERY SYNDICATE
SYSTEM, Online Sweepstakes International Lottery Program
held on
Saturday 20 May 2006 Participants were selected through a
computer ballot
system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names of
distinguished
professionals drawn from Europe, 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.
We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part
in our
subsequent lottery jackpots.The result of our computer draw
(#506) selected
your email address attached to an e-ticket number:
49405600545177 with
Serial number 57768/06 drew the lucky numbers:
7-19-26-38-44-49, Bonus
24 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e.
match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£1,290,203.00
(One million, two hundred and ninety thousand, two hundred
and three
British Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/8023118308/03.This
is from a total cash prize of £2,580,406.00 shared amongst
the first
two (2) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus
bonus.
Your prize award has been insured and is ready for claims.
To begin
your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously
contact our
licensed and accredited claim agent for Overseas Lottery
Winners within a
period of 21 days (date of this email inclusive) for the
processing of
your winning and remittance after all statutory obligations
have been
satisfactorily dispensed with.
This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your
lucky winning
number falls within our European booklet representative
office in
Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,
your
£1,290,203.00(One million, two hundred and ninety
thousand, two hundred and three
British Pounds Sterling) would be released to you by any of
our payment
offices in Europe.
Please be informed that claims not processed within the
stipulated
period may be forfeited to the pool without further notice.
Our European agent will immediately commence the process to
facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. You
may wish to
establish contact via e-mail or fax with the particulars
presented below
citing the serial and e-ticket numbers to this letter
between the hours
of 10.00am - 4.30pm GMT Monday - Friday
Overseas Claims Unit
United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary
Contact Person: Mr.Sean wallace
with the above email and phone number
Tel;+ 44 7011134290
Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of
confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond
where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level
of
confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent
problems associated
with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary
measure to
avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.
Very Truly Yours,
Mrs.Evelyn Aladhe
Group co-ordinator
E-LOTTERY SYNDICATE SYSTEM




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