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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:
  • "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 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.
  • approvedlotterywinnins@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "confirmationdesk0008 agent" <confirmationdesk0008@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:49:44 +0000
Subject: PERSONAL ONLINE AWARD NOTIFICATION (YOU ARE ONE OF OUR LUCKY WINNER)

FROM THE ELECTRONIC DESK OF THE
THE UK INTERNATIONAL ONLINE
LOTTERY DEPARTMENT 
406 Bury New Rd.,
Whitefield,

Manchester M457SXU.K

 

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www.lottershop.com

 

WINNER 01 MEGAJACKPOT  ONLINE EMAIL SELECTION WINNINGS POWERED BY JAVA (24TH NOV 2006)

 

                   ELECTRONIC EMAIL SELECTION WINNINGS

 

   This is to notify that, you have been selected for a cash prize of £1,111.11 (one million one hundred and eleven thousand Great Britain Pounds) International programs held on the 24TH NOV 2006 in the UK online selections (London). Your amount won is  300.000GBP three hundred thousand pounds.  The online cyber GRANT draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate institutions,picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet (JAVA BASED SOFTWARE MACHINE), No tickets were sold.. This  ONLINE CYBER GRANT is approved by the British   Gaming Board and also licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR) and it is chiefly sponsored by Microsoft in conjunction with London tobacco. This promotional lottery  is the tenth of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public. To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
HANDLING AGENT
KELVIN  MOORE 
THE INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY
20 Lausanne Road London,
SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K

 

You are to contact your claims officer through the Email below, and provide him with the following.
:@ approvedlotterywinnins@yahoo.co.uk

 

Mr  KELVIN  MOORE

 

 

Remmember to quote the details below in your corresponcence
,
REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Secret pin numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83
Serial number 66109-17 and your reference number
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP

CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting our requirements, statutory obligations, verifications, validations and satisfactory report. To file in for the processing of your prize winnings, you are advised to contact our Certified and Accredited claims agent for category "A" winners with the information below:

1.  GIVEN NAME IN FULL(AS STATED IN YOUR ID)
2. ADDRESS:
3. NATIONALITY:
4. AGE:
5. OCCUPATION:
6 SEX----------------------------------------------
7. PHONE/FAX:
8. COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE..........................

If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this Notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to Keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid Fraudulent claims and complications. (IMPORTANT) pending the Transfer/claim by Winner. Furthermore, should there be any change of Your address, do inform us as soon as possible. Congratulations again From all our staff for being part of our promotions program. Be advised That you are to report and forward to your handling agent of any Similar mails sent to you as regards to this notification.
.AGENT. ===========================================================
The PROMOTION is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. The BRITISH TOBACCO MEGA JACKPOT PROMOTION internet draws in each quarter of  the year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that up to One Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 Countries worldwide.
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 the LOTTERY BOARD and its respective Parents, subsidiaries and their immediate families are not eligible.
NOTE: Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims processor immediately by email.This promo is all about emails, be aware.
WARNING!!!                                                          
WARNING!!!                                                  
WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATIONREGARDS
Barbara Littlehoods
Coordinator

                    

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