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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")
• 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.
  • +447024091217 (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.
  • claim_agentcoy_mccy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.K ONLINE U.K LOTTERY" <charlesmccoy4@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: claim_agentcoy_mccy@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:20:31 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!


THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
(CUSTOMER SERVICE)


The Marina Offices,
St Peters Yacht Basin,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE6 1HX
England

Ref: UK/9420X2/69
Batch: 074/05/ZY379





We are happy to announce to you the draw #(1106) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on Saturday 29th August 2006.

It is yet to be unclaimed and you are getting the FINAL NOTIFICATION as
regards this. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:66475600545 306
with Serial number 5377/06 drew the lucky numbers:04 05 16 19 21 4920
BONUSBALL which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e
match 6 plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 634,310 (six
hundred and Thirty-four thousand Three hundred and Ten pounds sterling)
in cash credited to file KTU/9023117310/06.

This is from a total cash prize of 1,805,860GBP shared amongst the(7)lucky
winners in this category i.e Match 6 plus bonus. All participants for the
online version were selected randomly from World Wide Websites through
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 Europe as indicated in your play
coupon. In view of this, your 634,310GPD (six hundred and Thirty-four
thousand Three hundred and Ten pounds sterling) 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 her.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 claims agent below.
**************************************************
Name:Mr Charles McCoy.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
Phone:+447024091217.
Phone:+447024017795.
Email: claim_agentcoy_mccy@yahoo.com
Foreign Services Manager,
Payment and Release order
Department,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM

Endeavour to email him your full names,winning numbers,email
address,telephone/fax numbers immediately.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE NATIONAL LOTTERY.

sincerely

JAMES IRVIN
CONTROLER
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
P.O.Box 1010
Liver pool, L701NL,
United Kingdom.

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