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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 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.
  • agentmartins_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "vhf promo" <victorianheritage_funds07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: agentmartins_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 04:05:34 +0000
Subject: File REF NO. VHFL/67-AO91652006

          
VICTORIAN HERITAGE FUND LOTTERY
10 NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE,
LONDON WC2N 5BX, THE UNITED KINGDOM.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: VHFL/67-AO91652006

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 2nd December

2006 of winners of the Victorian Heritage fund Lottery held on 14th of

November 2006.Your email address was attached to ticket number

13-2316-5086-477; with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers

37-13-34-85-56-87, and consequently won in category A. You have

therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £1,000,000.00(GBP) in

cash credited to file REF NO.VHFL/67-AO91652005.

This is from total prize money of £3,000.000.00(GBP) shared among the

three international winners in the category A. All participants were

selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 100,000

companies/individuals from Middle East, Australia,New

Zealand,America,Asia,Europe and North America as part of our

International Promotions Program,which is conducted annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your fund is now deposited with a Security company insured in your

name.

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this

award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed

and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security

protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants

of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of

year high stakes £10 Million(GBP) international lotto. To begin your

claim, please respond back to your claims agent;

Martin Davis
Email: agentmartins_claimsdept@yahoo.co.uk

He will brief you on steps to be taken for due processing and

remittance of your prize money. Remember, you must contact him using

his mailing address not later than two weeks after this date or funds

will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please

remember to quote your reference number in every one of your

correspondences.

Ticket number 13-2316-5086-477
Serial number A025-09
Lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-87
File REF NO. VHFL/67-AO91652006

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part

of our promotions program.

Sincerely,
Dr.Ian Dungavell
PROMOTION DIRECTOR,
VICTORIAN HERITAGE FUND LOTTERY

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the Winners will

result to disqualification.

You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate

the processing of your claims and certificate
to enable the release of your winnings.

1. Full names.
2. Residential address.
3. Phone number.
4. Fax number.
5. Occupation.
6. Sex.
7. Age.
8. Nationality.

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