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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +447011128513 (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.
  • info_fiduciarydepartmentuk@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL <info_freelottocustomerservice@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:24:55 +0100
Subject: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION


FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL
Prize Remittance Division (PRD)
RE: OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION

FILE REF NO: 07- 321786542
FAST NO: 2912144
LOTTO REF: FL/0507/FAST
Dear Prize Winner,

This email confirms that you have received from the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL an official notification of your lottery winning in the FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T) played on the 1st of JAN 2007, And was announced today the 18th of January 2007 at our Lottery office complex Trafford, London.

You have won a FREELOTTO PRIZE OF ONE MILLION UNITED KINGDOM POUND STERLING (£ 1,000,000.00) british pounds sterling, a prize payout of your winning has been approved by the FREELOTTO GROUP. In accordance with the United Kingdom lottery ordinance, you are authorized as the lotto prize winner to request claims of your winning prize.The FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET (F.A.S.T) GAME is an online promotional program organized by the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL. A total of 500,000 different email addresses are entered for the FREELOTTO AUTOMATIC SUBSCRIPTION TICKET GAME (F.A.S.T). All email addresses entered for the game are submitted by our partner international email service providers/ marketing companies and public services providers. Winners are randomly selected systematically through our Electronic Random Selection System (ERSS). Your email ID was included among the 500,000 email addresses and entered for Batch 16125 with Ticket No. 2912144 and was luckily selected among 1-5 batch winners.

You are adviced to keep your winning information highly confidential,As any breach of confidentiality on the part of winners will result to disqualification. Note that the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL will remit prize payout to only winners who have officially file in for their prize claims. You are to choose one out of the listed option by which you want your prize remitted to you:

You are required to file your claims by contacting the OFFICE Prize Remittance Division
NAME :LARRY GRAIN
EMAIL:info_fiduciarydepartmentuk@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+447011128513

Completely fill out the Claim Form - E provided herein and submit a completed filled form via email to the Prize Remittance Division. Your winning information has been provided above.
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM FORM - E (Receipt Official Notification Letter) [FILE REF 07- 21786542]
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[FULL NAME OF WINNER]......................................................
[RESIDENT ADDRESS].........................................................
[COUNTRY/ REGION]..................
[STATE].............................
[DATE OF BIRTH]...../...../......... [SEX]..........

[OCCUPATION]........................
[CURRENT EMAIL].....................
[TEL/FAX]...........................
A scanned copy of your international passport, drivers license or any form of identification will be appreciated.
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WINNING INFORMATION
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[FAST TICKET NR]........................ [LOTTERY REF
NR]................
[DATE]..................................
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CLAIMANT SIGNATORY DECLARATION
I ..................................... Declare as the lotto prize winner that all information I have provided for my winning claims are true and correct information of myself. I agree with the FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL lottery policy and regulation in line with my lottery claims.
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Please indicate \\\\\\\"X\\\\\\\ " for the option you want your prize remitted to you.
Listed below is our payment modalities and option of payment.
(1) BY COURIER DELIVERY OF YOUR PRIZE CHEQUE: […………]
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(2) TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOUR ACCOUNT VIA SWIFT BANK TRANSFER:
[…………]
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THIS EMAIL WAS SENT FROM THE DESK OF THE ORGANIZATION PRESIDENT FREELOTTO GROUP INTERNATIONAL, ON BEHALF OF F.A.S.T GAMES 2007.

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WINNING.

SINCERELY,

ROBERT A. V. BENARD,
GROUP PRESIDENT - FLG

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