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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")
• 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.
  • +447031948055 (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.
  • johncooper1@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "royalhome organisation" <royalhomeorganisation89@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 19:20:24 +0000
Subject: WINING NOTIFICATION

ROYAL HOME ORGANIZATION
NAL-LOTTO PROMO UK
7 POUNTNEY HILL CANNON STREET LONDON E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
London, United Kingdom.
RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE
Dear Prize Beneficiary,

ROYAL HOME LOTTERY ORGANIZATION on behalf of the United Kingdom lottery
organization and co-sponsors hereby wishes to officially announce to you on
your emergence among the final 10 lucky winners in the 2ND quarter LOTTERY
PROMOTION held on 18th of November 2006 at our Lottery office complex,
Cardiff, United Kingdom
The programs held in London, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky winning
numbers:01-11-82-78-71-92, which Subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,500,000.00 (One
million, Five hundred thousand, pounds sterling) in cash credited to File
PC/9080118308/02/TCA. This is from total cash Prize of £125 Million shared
among the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category.
This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for Royal Home
ORGANISATION. The estimated £125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest
in U.K. history.
The biggest was the £363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May
2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions'predecessor.Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office
in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, your US£1,500,000.00 (One million, Five hundred thousand,
Pounds starling) would be released to you physically by our affiliate Bank.
Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of
your funds to you as soon you make contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through
computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies including
individuals. This promotion takes place annually. 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 a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
with the below details for processing of your
claims.
******************************************************************
APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the accredited claims processing
officer:
Mr.John Cooper
Email:johncooper1@consultant.com
TEL: +44-703-194-8055
FAX: +44-709-288-2391
======================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[FULL NAME OF WINNER]
[FULL MAILING ADDRESS]
[COUNTRY/ REGION]
[STATE/ PROVINCE]
[DATE OF BIRTH]
[SEX]
[MARITAL STATUS]
[OCCUPATION]
[CURRENT E-MAIL]
[TEL HOME]
[CELLPHONE NUMBER]
[FAX]
[BANK DETAILS]
WINNING INFORMATION:
---------------------------------------------------------
[TICKET NUMBER:]
[SERIAL NUMBER]
[WINING NUMBERS]
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned
Claims Processing Officer (CPO) The Processing of your form will be
completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS
APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your
Application once completely processed.
DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
---------------------
Sincerely,
MRS.SANDRA DAVIES
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
========================================================================
========================================================================
© 2006 ROYAL HOME LOTTERY. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners who
are at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase necessary
to claim winning prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to redeem as
outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your promotional
prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and mailing
address information: 2) check your email
inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3)Follow Redemption instructions.

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