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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447024099479 (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.
  • irishdraw_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: JOSEPH ANDERS <irishlotteryupdates02@web.de>
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:35:50 +0100
Subject: IRISH LOTTERY OFFICIAL RELEASE.CONGRATULATIONS!!!


The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59SUCCESS ALERT:CONGRATULATIONS!!!
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME onlineSweepstakes International Program held on Wednesday 29th November, 2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with
Serial number 5368/06 drew the lucky number: 21 which
subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of £1,460,000.00 Pounds sterling (One Million Four Hundred and Sixty Thounsand Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from theWorld Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online.This promotion takes place weekly.This promotional lottery is promoted and sponsored by software
corporations listed below,
1, Microsoft Corporation. http://www.microsoft.com/ [http://www.microsoft.com/]
2, IBM http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/ [http://www-306.ibm.com/software/lotus/]
3, Symantec Corporation http://www.symantec.com/index.htm [http://www.symantec.com/index.htm]
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 £1,460,000.00 Pounds sterling would be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe(UK). To file for your claim,contact our accounts department authorized to verify and process your claimsfor your total payment by filling the information below and returning to the claims officer. (You will receive more information upon your acknowledgment of this email) via our designated claims officer,
Mr Moore Norbert
Email address: irishdraw_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk [http://us.f555.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=irishdraw_claimsagent@yahoo.co.uk] Telephone: + 44 702 409 9479 *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 programme, YOU ARE TO SEND THE REQUIRED DATA IN PLAIN TEXT FORMAT.*
1.FIRST NAME:___________________________________________

2.MIDDLE NAME:_________________________________________

3.LAST NAME:____________________________________________

4.GENDER:______________________________________________

5.MARITAL STATUS:_______________________________________

6.DATE OF BIRTH:________________________________________

7.NATIONALITY:_________________________________________

8.ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

9.CITY:_________________________________________________
10.STATE/PROVINCE:_____________________________________

11.ZIP CODE:____________________________________________

12.MOBILE PHONE NO:____________________________________

13.HOUSE PHONE NO:_____________________________________ 14.FAX NO:_____________________________________________

15.EMAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________________

16.RELIGION:______________________________________________ 17.OCCUPATION:________________________________________ 18.AMOUNT WON:_______________________________________

19.BATCH NO:__________________________________________ 20.SERIAL NO:__________________________________________ 21.REFERENCE NO:______________________________________ That way your Winnings Certificate and all other relevant
documents/paperwork can be prepared for you. Note that all prize funds
must be claimed not later than One month. After this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference Number( LSUK/2031/8161/05) and Bach Number(R3/A312-59)in every correspondence with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.
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. Good luck from me and members of staff of the IRISH LOTTERY.Yours faithfully,JOSEPH ANDERS (MR).Online Co-ordinator for IRISH LOTTERY SWEEPSTAKE PROGRAMME. (You must be 16 or over&#13; to play or claim a prize)




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