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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:

• 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.
  • +447011140172 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: award2006 kiamotors <kiaawardverificationoffice2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 15:21:57 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: KIA CLIAMS VERIFICATION FORM {+447011140172}


Dear Wirthlich
I know how you feel but feelfree to fill the form below you are secure with the Kia motors ?



T H E P O W E R T O S U R P R I ZE



ATTN:Winner,

The email you received is a winning notification of the recent lottery draws that was held in this company. In which various software operators assisted in the Random Computer Selection system(RCSS) of email addresses from various website. The purpose was to select email address that will emerge winner of the lottery stake prize. On release of the results your email address was selected as a winner of £550,000 (Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand Pounds Sterling) and the new Kia SORENTO car donated by Kia company Uk.

You are therefore required to forward to me immediatly the underlisted information on your claim verification form so as to enable us process your winning documents ,which will serve as clearance from this office to the delivery/security company that will release your winnings to you.

KIA WINNER CLAIMS VERIFICATION FORM


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA


First Name.: [input] *


Middle Name.: [input]
Last Name.: [input] *

Gender.: MaleFemale

Month Of Birth.: MonthJanuaryFebuaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Day: Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031
Year: [input]

Marital Status.: SingleMarriedDivorced
Nationality.: [input] *
Religion.: [input]
Occupation.: [input]


Address 1.: [input] *
Address 2.: [input]
City.: [input] *
State/Province.: [input] *
Zip Code.: [input] *

Mobile phone No.: [input] *
House Phone No.: [input] *
Fax No.: [input]
Email Address.: [input] * eg. username@domainname.com

WINNING INFORMATION
Batch Number.: [input] *
Serial Number.: [input] *
Refrence Number.: [input] *


This is to verify that the information filled in this FORM is a valid particulars of me. Yes: [input] No: [input]





REGARDS
WILLIAM BOYD.{Cliam Agent}
PHONE CONTACT:+447011140172
KIA CERTIFIED CAR LOTTERY AGENT.
YOU ARE TO FILL AND RETURN THIS FORM IMMEDIATELY FOR US TO PROCESS YOUR
WINNING


NOTE : IT IS REQUIRED YOU CLICK THE REPLY BUTTON BEFORE FILLING OUT THIS FORM, AS ALL INPUTED DATA MAY BE LOST UPON OUR RECEPTION. IN THE EVENT THAT YOUR BROWSER SETTING DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM e.g html program, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.

KIA LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
COPYRIGHT © 2006 ALL RIGHT RESERVED


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