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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.
  • 00447031911223
• 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.
  • watfordlottery@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claims_lottery_2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: watford lottery <claims_lottery_2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:42:42 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Prize Winner


FORM: WATFORD LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
NAL-LOTTO PROMO UK
P O BOX 251, WATFORD, HERTS WD18 9GD
OFFICE OF PRIZE DISBURSEMENT (OPD) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

Dear Prize Winner,

WATFORD LOTTERY ORGANIZATION on behalf of the United Kingdom lottery Organization and co-sponsors hereby wishes to officially announce to you on your emergence amongst the final 10 lucky winners in the 1st quarter LOTTERY PROMOTION held on 20th NOV 2006 at Lottery office complex Watford, United Kingdom.

This notification is to officially notify that you are one of the Winners in the WATFORD LOTTERY ORGANIZATION. You have won promotional cash prize of £1.500, 000:00 Ponds (as official prize payout) which will be disbursed to you before the expiry date for prize claims. PLEASE KEEP THIS NOTIFICATION YOU HAVE RECEIVED SECURED. You are entitled as the only person to make claims for your lottery prize. Find below your winning information required for you to claim your prize.

Reference number: WT/4780608450/06
Batch number:950/0050/WLC
Prize won:£1. 500,000:00 (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
BRITISH PONDS STERLING)
Lottery Date:20th NOV 2006
Please take the time to review this notification and note the date of expiration 5th December 2006. To redeem your winning prize, completely fill the LOTTERY CLAIMS APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the accredited claims processing officer:

MR. FRANK BROWN.
Email:watfordlottery@consultant.com
Alternative email:claims_lottery_2006@yahoo.co.uk
TEL: 0044-703-191-1223
FAX: 0044-703-040-0042
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
[WINNING NO 1013AP-4]
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[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]
WINNING INFORMATION:
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[REFERENCE NUMBER:]
[BATCH NUMBER]
[LOTTERY DATE]
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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.
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© 2006 WATFORD 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.
Once again, accept our congratulations on your prize winning.
Sincerely,
MR.COLLINS POTTY
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
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