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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • evansprs@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: IRISH LOTTERY IRISH <irishwinalert@web.de>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:37:49 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!



IRISH GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED
IRISH WEB LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF
(Registration Z720633X).The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE WON!!!!!!!!!
We happily announce to you the draw (#1004) of the IRISH LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on the Mon. 04 Dec 2006. It is now available for claims and you are getting the final NOTIFICATION as regards this.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: KT009583 with Serial number 33505304Hgk drew the lucky numbers:04, 05, 09, 07, 11, 04, (bonus no.22), which subsequently won you the lottery in the 1st category i.e match 5 plus bonus.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of ¤700,000 (Seven hundred thousand euros) in cash credited to file KTU/902311308/03. This is from a total cash prize of ¤3,600,000 (three million, six hundred thousand euros) shared amongst the (6) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. Note that your lucky winning numbers fall within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your ¤700,000 (Seven hundred thousand euros) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim 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!!! To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent with your ticket number: 56475600545188 and Serial number 5368/02, and also fill and send him the details below:
NAME:Uk Fiduciary Agent: Evans PresleyEMAIL: evansprs@yahoo.com [mailto:evansprs@yahoo.com] You are required to fill your claims verification form1:Full Name:.2: Address:.. 3:Occupation:..4: Phone:...5: Sex:... 6:Age:.. 7:Marital Status:.. 8:Country Of Residence:... Short Comment On Occupation and Email Address.Endeavour to email him the above information in order for him to start processing your claims immediately. For enquires, more information and to file your claim, all contact should be made to your fiduciary agent. NAME: Henry PresleyEMAIL: evansprs@yahoo.com [mailto:evansprs@yahoo.com]
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE IRISH LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Stella Ellis (Mrs)
Online coordinator for THE IRISH LOTTERY
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