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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims director" (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.
  • +447031924017 (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.
  • infomarcelmartins@yahoo.com.ar

Fraud email example:

From: "britishredcrosspromo_home.se" <britishredcrosspromo@home.se>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 13:06:23 +0000
Subject: YOU ARE A LUCKY WINNER!!!


BRITSH RED CROSS /ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK 44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL UNITED-KINGDOM Registered Charity No 220949 FROM:THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER INTERNATIONAL GRANTS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT REF:BRCAAH6/315116127/27 BATCH:15/623/UK. CONGRATULATIONS!!! We are pleased to inform you of the result of the International Charity Bonus Programmes held on the 21/10/2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number 8254297137,lottery ref number 7336065782 and drew lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £500,000.00 (i.e Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds) Please note that this Charity Bonus Promotions which is tagged " FIGHT HUNGER , EAT OUT"is jointly organised by the British Red Cross in Collaboration with the Action against Hunger Uk. This Charity Bonus Programmes was Sponsored to help reduce the rate of Hunger and Poverty amongst the Developing and Less Developing Countries of the World i.e (Third World Nations).This promotion is to take place yearly for a period of fourteen years. The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 E-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses providers drawn from all the continents of the world. This Lottery is approved by the British Red Cross , Action Against Hunger Uk, the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the 5th of its kind organised by the British Red Cross and the Action Against Hunger Uk and we intend to sensitize the public on the need for rendering financial assistance to the financially under-priviledged nations. In view of this, your Five hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds(£500,000.00) would be released to you by any of our Joint offices in Europe. 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. Our claims director will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him or her. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned. To file for your claims, please contact our claims director: MR. MARCEL MARTINS CHARITY CLAIMS DIRECTOR BRITSH RED CROSS /ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK 44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL UNITED-KINGDOM Tel:Tel:(+44) 7031924017 (+44) 7031921214 E-mail: infomarcelmartins@yahoo.com.ar For processing and remmitance of your winnings, you are required to contact our designated claims agent with the following underlisted informations: FULL NAMES:.......................................................... ADDRESS:(NB: P.O Box not allowed).......................................................... CITY:.......................................................... STATE:.......................................................... ZIP:.......................................................... COUNTRY.......................................................... SEX:.......................................................... AGE:.......................................................... MARITAL STATUS:.......................................................... OCCUPATION:.......................................................... TELEPHONE NUMBER.......................................................... E-MAIL ADDRESS:.......................................................... NATIONALITY.......................................................... Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform your claims director. Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. CONGRATULATIONS!!! Sincerely, Mrs. Martina Johnson Promotions Manager " FIGHT HUNGER , EAT OUT" BRITSH RED CROSS /ACTION AGAINST HUNGER UK LONDON-ENGLAND © British Red Cross 2006 C British Red Cross, UK Office, 44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL Registered charity number 220949 .....Copyright © Action Against Hunger UK 200


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