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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447024054678 (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.
  • irishcontactclaimsagent@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Irish Update" <irishmail@uku.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:27:51 +0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU ARE A WINNER


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: FBUK/2078/3467/99
Batch: AC/A318-55
Visit website: www.irishlotto.net

We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the IRISH LOTTERY PROGRAMME online Sweepstakes International Program held on Saturday 4th November 2006.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 22 which subsequently won the LOTTO PLUS 1 prize.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 3,000,000 Euro ( Three million Euro) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/05 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World 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.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europeas indicated in your playcoupon. In view of this, your 3,000,000 Euros would be released to you by any of our payment offices! in Europe(UK).

[1]Winning numbers: 901-0148-790-691
[2]Email ticket number: 56475600545 188
[3]Lotto Batch No. AC/A318-55
[4]File REF NO: KTU/9023118308/05
[5]SERIAL NO: 5368/05

IRISH LOTTERY RESULTS
For Saturday 4th November 2006
06, 14, 15, 19, 31, 37, Bonus 04
LOTTO PLUS 1 RESULTS
12, 21, 23, 33, 39, 44, Bonus 35
LOTTO PLUS 2 RESULTS
03, 05, 10, 16, 18, 41, Bonus 02

"PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE SHOULD BE CORRECTLY NOTED BY YOU AS IT WILL HELP IN COMFIRMING YOUR WINNING FROM THE CLAIM OFFICER"CONGRATULATIONS!!

Your fund is now deposited with "IRISH LOTTERY CLAIMS DEPARTEMNT " insured in your name. In your best interest and also to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants/nonparticipants of this program.
We also wish to bring to your notice of next year game programme where you stand a chance of winning up to 12,00,000.00 Euros,CLAIMS PROCEDURES:

It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process:
CLAIMS CONTACT AGENT:
Mr.Bulk Makali
Email: irishcontactclaimsagent@yahoo.ie
Tel: :+44-702-405-4678 / +44-702-405-5012 / +44-703-189-8161 / +44-703-189-8162
You are to provide the assigned cliams agent with the under listed information as soon as possible.
=======================================================================================================
APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)

1. FULL NAMES :.....................................................
2. ADDRESS :........................................................
3. SEX:.............................................................
4. AGE:.............................................................
5. MARITAL STATUS:..................................................
6. OCCUPATION:......................................................
7. HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery):.....
8 INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:.....................
9. E-MAIL ADDRESS:..................................................
10 TELEPHONUMBER:...................................................
11.LOTTO NUMBER:....................................................
12.TICKET NUMBER:...................................................
13.SERIAL NUMBER:...................................................
14.AMOUNT WON:......................................................
15.STATE:...........................................................
16.COUNTRY:.........................................................

Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.
1).CASH PICK UP IN ANY OF OUR PAYMENT CENTRES IN EUROPE(IRELAND UK AND MADRID
SPAIN) [....]

2).SWIFT BANK TRANSFER(through our correspondence bankers, "REGENT BANK PLC
ALLOCATED BRANCH IN UK") [....]

3).CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE
COURIER COMPANY ROYAL COURIER COMPANY [....]

Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Linda Wilim
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.
N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
*****************************************************************************************
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note for security reason this email is strickly restricted from copy writters and it should be highly confidential as it has to do with you alone as the Irish Lottery Winner.
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