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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "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 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.
  • +447031941715 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704785295 (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.
  • fudiciarydept01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "gabrielwalker1@terra.es" <gabrielwalker1@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:52:33 +0100 (MET)
Subject: WINNING...NOTIFICATION!!!!


WINNING...NOTIFICATION!!!!
West London,
43 North End Road,
West Kensington,
London W14 8SZ
FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
LUCKYDAY E-MAIL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
BATCH NO: PTP/31211214257/190888/2202
REF. NO: PTP/21449267220/255100//2202
WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL
NOTICE...CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

This is to inform you of the release of the E-MAIL LOTTERY BALLOT
INTERNATIONAL/ WORLD GAMING BOARD. Your name attached to ticket number
219028657434 with Serial number 918735625 drew the lucky numbers of
21-70-81-82-99, which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payment of
1,000,000.00euros
only, which is deposited with the United Kingdom Clearing house in your
favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY. It is
important
that keep your winning confidential to avoid people garnering your
information and subsequently making claim with your winning
paraphernalia
information�s, lucky day lottery international will decline payment
if such irregularity occurs.All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from only Microsoft users from over
20,000.00
companies and 3,000,000.00 individual email addresses and names from
all
over the world. To begin your lottery claim,please contact our agent
below
that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your
contact
telephone and fax number to begin the processing of your payment.

ELIGIBILITY:
This promotion is offered only electronically via the Internet and is
open
to all persons from age 18 years and above with a valid email address
and
who live in any of the aforementioned countries. This promotion is void
in
all other countries and is also void where prohibited.Principals and
employees of Lucky day Lottery Promos and its respective Parents,
subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.

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 awardswinning.

Please contact the clearing house (through your claims agent only) the
body
assigned with the verification of all emergent winner.Therefore all
protocols laid down by them must be followed to facilitate your claims;

CONTACT NAME: CLARK DUNCAN
CITY/ COUNTRY: LONDON , ENGLAND .
TELEPHONE: +44 703 194 1715
FAX: +44 870 478 5295
EMAIL:fudiciarydept01@yahoo.com

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

(a) Note that there exists a periodic condition on all claims
process,failing which would lead to disqualification and winnings
Forfeiture.Winners are therefore advised to expedite their claims
process.

(b) Being one of the lucky winners, you constitute entrant's full and
unconditional agreement to and acceptance of our terms and conditions
of
claims to avoid any discrepancy in the cause of payment of your prize
awards
winning.

(c) To avoid double claims, you are advised to keep your winning
details
very confidential, as any discrepancies resulting from a breach of this
confidentiality on the part of the winners will be covered solely by
such
winner as our staffs are bound by the oath of secrecy taken on
employment.

Congratulations again from all our staffs and thank you for being part
of
our Promotions program.
Sincerely,
Peter Walker
Co-coordinator.

NB: PLEASE SEE THAT YOU QUOTE YOUR REF AND BATCH NUMBERS IN YOU
Correspondence TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT.







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