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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")
• 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.
  • +447011128823 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448712392112 (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.
  • agent_rolandparker@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "microtrust lottery" <uk_microtrust1003@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:16:01 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!(WINNING NOTIFICATION)

MICROTRUST EMAIL LOTTERY INT'L BONANZA 2006
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SWISS LOTTERY.


BACTH NO: MCT/120987437645/2006/06
REF. NO: GRP/2636619/Q


LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION!!!


Dear Lucky Winner,


We happily announce to you the draw of the E-MAIL
LOTTERY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL / WORLD GAMING BOARD
Lottery Program held on friday November 10th, 2006
Your name and email address attached to ticket number
56475600545188 with serial number 5368/02 drew the
lucky numbers of 05-32-44-45-50 with lucky stars 01-07,
which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.


You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout
of £2,000,000:00 Only ( TWO MILLION GREAT BRITISH
POUNDS ONLY) in cash which is deposited with our payment center
in your favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE
POLICY Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until your
claims has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants.


All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names
from all over the world. "NO TICKET WERE SOLD"
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 £2,000,000
( TWO MILLION GREAT BRITISH POUNDS) would be released to you
by any of our payment offices in Europe.


To begin your lottery claim, please contact our/your claims
agent below that have been appointed for the processing of
your claim with your contact telephone and fax number to
begin the processing of your claim:


MICROTRUST PAYMENT OFFICE
CITY/ COUNTRY: BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND
CONTACT NAME: ROLAND PARKER
TEL: +44 701 112 8823
FAX: +44 871 239 2112
Email: agent_rolandparker@yahoo.co.uk


Please be informed that claims not processed within
the stipulated period may be forfeited to the pool
without further notice.


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


Congratulations once more from our members of staff
and thank you for being part of our promotional program.


Yours Sincerely,

Mrs. Gloria Wright
(PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR)


IMPORTANT NOTICE:
1) PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS OFFICE, CONTACT YOUR
CLAIMS AGENT BY EMAIL GIVEN ABOVE.
2) NO TICKET WAS SOLD FOR THIS PROMOTION, YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS ATTACHED TO A PROMOTIONAL TICKET WON THIS LOTTERY.
3) ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE
WINNERS WILL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY.

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