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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447024060607 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448715047778 (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.
  • globelinkcompany@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED ARAB EMIRATE LOTTERY PROMOTION" <islamic01@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:58:46 +0000
Subject: CONTACT THE PAYMENT CENTER.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATE INTERNATIONAL  LOTTERY.

GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
U.A.E INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).

Ref: ISL/9420X2/74 
Batch: NBJ7D/05/ZYH93                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear  Marites G. Agno,

 

Salaam aleikom,  Thanks for the information provided. I will advice you to contact the GLOBE LINKS FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY LONDON so that your winning of Four hundred and fifty thousand Pounds Streling  can be deliver or transfer to your country home . The Financial institution will contact you to give you more details for the DELIVERY OF YOUR WINNINGS to you.

 

You are expected to contact them yourself by writing an application for the release of your winnings to you.The application should be presented to them in the below format to the Head Of Customer's Service.

 

YOUR NAME:

 

TEL: 

 

Occupation:

 

Address:        

 

FAX:

 

EMAIL:       

 

THE DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTS.

GLOBE LINKS FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY.

MR EDWARD SMITH,

Phone number:+447024060607
Fax number: +448715047778

Email: globelinkcompany@yahoo.co.uk

 

 

NOTIFICATION/APPLICATION FOR MY LOTTERY FUNDS

 

I WRITE IN RESPECT OF MY LOTTERY FUND THAT WAS DEPOSITED WITH YOUR SECURITY COMPANY STATED ABOVE.

 

I WAS ASKED TO CONTACT YOU BY MY FIDUCIARY AGENT AT THE LOTTERY ORGANSATION.

I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLAIM FOR MY FUND WITH THE FOLLOWING DETAILS THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE LOTTERY ORGANSATION.

 

Ref:  ..........

Ticket Number:.. ...........

Amount of winning money:

 

I WILL BE MOST GRATEFUL IF YOU CAN FURNISH ME WITH YOUR PROCEDURES FOR THE CLAIMS AND TRANSFER OF THE PROCEEDS OF HOW I CAN GO ABOUT THE CLAIM OF MY FUNDS.

 

I ANTICIPATE YOUR KIND CO-OPERATION.

 

YOURS FAITHFULLY

 

 

 

 

Note:

 

Your name and signature(you could represent it with initials)

So endeavour to get back to me as soon as you have sent your application to them so that i can give you further advice as your agent on what to next to do.

If you have any difficulty whatsoever make sure you contact me.

You advised to send to me update immediately you contacted the company.

You are to keep your ref. number and batch number from the public, until you have Been processed and your prize money delivered or transfered to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and the act of scamming people of Their ref number and prizes.

 

Have a nice day ,

 

Congratulations once again.

 

Regards,
Ibrahim Azeez,

REGIONAL LEGAL/FIDUCIARY AGENT

 

    

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