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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!

Fraud email example:

From: "alex george" <lexisgeo708@rediffmail.com>
Date: 19 Jan 2007 08:25:00 -0000
Subject: ATTN: WINNING NOTIFICATION


THE NATIONAL LOTTERYBRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:CUSTOMER SERVICE,*******************************************28 TANFIELD ROAD,CROYDON. LONDON*******************************************Ref: KPC/9080118308/02/TCABatch: 12/25/0034ATTN: WINNING NOTIFICATIONWe happily announce to you the draw of the British Lottery International programs held on the27th of dec, 2006 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545 188 with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7, whichsubsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of #3,000,000.00 (THREE MILLION POUND STERLING) in cash credited to file KPC/9080118308/02/TCA.This is from a total cash prize of US #60,000,000.00(sixty million pounds) shared amongst the many&nbsp; lucky winners in this grand category \"B\". This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for British Lottery. The estimated #60 Million jackpot would be the six!
th-biggest in U.K. history. The biggest was the $363 Million jackpot that went to two winners in January 2004 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions\' predecessor.Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Europeanbooklet representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.In view of this, your won prize would be transferredto your designated Bank account or sent as cashier cheque.&nbsp; Our approved agent will immediately commence on the processing of yourclaims, to facilitate the release of your funds to you as soon as you make contact with them.Do therefore contact him with the the followinginformation about yourself to your claims agent on emailaddress:agentpclark@indiatimes.comFULL NAME.SEX.AGE.ADDRESS.PHONE NUMBER.ACCOUNT NUMBER TO RECIEVE THE MONEY OR OTHER MEANS YOU PREFERAll participants were selected randomly from \'World Wide Web\' site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 email addresses. This promotion takes p!
lace annually.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winni
ng informationconfidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you as required in this grand category \"B\". This is a part of ourprecautionary measures to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse ofthis program by some unscrupulous elements.Please be warned. To file for your claim, kindly contact our fiduciaryagent with the below details for processing of your claims and send therequired information to him.******************************************************************Name: Mr Phillip ClarkE-mail:agentpclark@indiatimes.comForeign Services Manager, Payment and Release order Department,LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM******************************************************************Note that all claims process and clearance procedures must be dulycompleted early to avoid impersonation arising to the issue of doubleclaiming. To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with&nbsp; us or our design!
ated agent.Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this program.Yours faithfully,Mr Alex GeorgeLottery&nbsp; Co-ordinatoR

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