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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.
  • +448712472737 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +4407024065650
• 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.
  • fiduciary_assistant@yahoo.co.uk
  • frank-johnson-office@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • winnings_official_notification@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY.W. NOTIFICATION" <lucky_lottery_winners@msn.com>
Reply-To: winnings_official_notification@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:29:55 +0000
Subject: Congratulations B.E.P.A Lottery Winner (Claim Your Prize Now)

From:
British European Award Lottery
The Lottery Company
Po Box 200
Harrogate Hg1 2yr

Dear Lucky Winner,

Attn: Accredition Of Fund To Winners

I Mrs.Debbi Kings the Notification Officer Of The British European Prize
Award Lottery Wish To Inform You That You Have Won The Sum Of
£3,000,000(Three Million,Pounds Sterling) From Lottery Held On Our 2005/2006
New Year Charity Bonanza. The Winning Ticket Was Selected From A Data Base
Of Internet Email Users, From Which Your Address Came Out As The Winning
Coupon.

We Hereby Urge You To Claim The Winning Amount Quickly As This Is A Monthly
Lottery. Failure To Claim Your Win Will Result Into The Reversion Of The
Fund To Our Following Month. You Are Therefore Requested To Contact
Immediately Our Claims Department Below Quoting Winning Number:
Code Number:-04378490.
Ticket Number: El-23133
Serial Number: El-123542,
Batch Number: El-35,
Lottery Ref Number: El-9318
Draw: 1048
Contact Claim Department British Lottery:
Mr. Frank Johnson Walker
Tel: +44(0)7024065650
: +44(0)7031838852
Fax: +44-871-247-2737
Email: Fiduciary_Assistant@Yahoo.Co.Uk Or
Frank-Johnson-Office@Myway.Com
Provide The Following Information Needed To Process Your Winning Claim.
(A) Your Full Name And Address.
(B) Your Telephone And Fax Numbers
(C) You Tax I.D.Number (If Any).
(D) Your Country of Origin
Congratulations Once Again.
Note: We Shall Pay Your Claims Through Our Offshore Online Bank Please
Contact Our Helpdesk Urgently By Email For Confirmation. Please Quote Your
Winning Number.

Regards,
Debbi King
Claims Department.
British European Award Lottery
The Lottery Company.
Email: winnings_official_notification@yahoo.co.uk

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