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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447011152376 (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.
  • @yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: stephany@srodney.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:25:34 +0100 (CET)
Subject: EMAIL BALLOTING SYSTEM


EMAIL BALLOTING SYSTEM
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
PROMOTIONALS 2006
28 TANFIELD ROAD,
CROYDON.UNITED KINGDOM, LONDON

UKNATIONAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL AWARD NOTIFICATION
Our Ref: BTNL/572LY08/THG/11
Batch No: 08/110/0734
Date: 18th October, 2006

TO WINNER IN OUR PROGRAM

We happily announce to you the draw of the UK Lottery International
Programs held on the 18th October, 2006.

Your e-mail address attached to Ticket number: 4TKO/FUZ/006/02 with
Serial number 1123/09 drew the lucky numbers: 6 – 12 – 36 – 39 – 41 – 48 - 17, which subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category.

You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum of which is equivalents US$ 427,254.12 (Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty-Four Dollars, Twelve Cent) in cash credited to file UKNL/103482809632/010/TKL

This is from a total cash prize of £7,718,209 pounds Shared amongst the first Five (5) lucky winners in this Grand category "B", shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky winners in this category.

This year Email computer balloting Program Jackpot is the largest ever
for UK Lottery .

The estimated £7,718,209 pounds Shared amongst the first Five (5) lucky winners in this Grand category "B" jackpot would be the sixth biggest in the European history.

The biggest was the $363 million jackpot that went to two winners in this year drawing of The Big Game, Mega Millions' predecessor.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.

In view of this, your US$ 427,254.12 (Four Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Fifty-Four Dollars, Twelve Cent) would be released to you by our affiliate bank.

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with him.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 companies.

This Promotion takes place annually. 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 a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

Note that this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
Philanthropist, industrialists from the Internet hardware industry and
Some other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous.

Please contact our fiduciary agent with the below details for
processing of your claims.

Mr. Wilcrest Richard

CLAIM MANAGER EMAIL: (rwilcrest @yahoo.co.uk)


Tel: +4470111-52376
Fax:+4470928-06152

You may wish to establish contact via e-mail with the particulars
presented below citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.

Our Ref No: UKNL/103482809632/010/TKL
Batch No: 08/110/0734
Draw number: 2006/1129

Telephone lines are open between the hours of 8.00am - 4.30pm on Monday
through Friday.

For the immediate release of your funds you are to provide the
following details to our fiduciary agent:

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:........................
CONTACT ADDRESS:..................................
CITY/STATE:.......................................
COUNTRY:..........................................
NATIONALITY:......................................
OCCUPATION.......................................
SEX:.......................AGE:...................
MARITAL STATUS...................................
TEL NO:...........................................
NEXT OF KIN:......................................
AMOUNT WON:.......................................
REFENCE NO:................BATCH NO:..............
LUCKY NO:..................TICKET NO..............
SERIAL NO:.................LOTTERY DATE:..........

LAST WINNERS ON XANGA UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Hqs

Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality, and
press anonymity until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire.

Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
At your disposal, we remain.

Miss Rodney Stephany
Zonal Co-ordinator
Very Truly Yours,

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