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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447011139416 (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.
  • claimsagent_martinfreeman@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "National Lottery Results" <julie_vanhans@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:57:57 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!! NATIONAL LOTTERY RESULTS RELEASED.

NATIONAL LOTTERY
PROMOTIONS/ PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
79 BOVILL ROAD LONDON. SE23 1EL.
**************************************
Ref: EGS/2251256003/02
Batch: 14/0017/1PD
**************************************

Attn: Lucky Winner
WINNING NOTIFICATION

The board of directors and entire member of staff of the National Lottery
wishes to inform you of the result of the (Email Address Ballot) online
Sweepstakes international program held at the British Headquarter. Your
email account have been picked as a winner of total sum of five Million,
Seventy Five Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty Two Pounds Sterling
(£5,075,942.00) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.

Your email address attached to ticket number: 56475600545 188 with Serial
number 5368/03 drew the lucky numbers-01-02-13-29-33-49- and bonus
ball-06-in the Lotto. Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from Microsoft users from company and individual email address
users.

Your fund is now deposited in an offshore bank with a hardcover insurance.
Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we advice that you keep this
award from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to your nominated bank account as this is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage
of this program by the general public.Be advice to keep your winning
information confidential until your claims have been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

For the release of your winning, kindly contact your claims supervisory
officer at the British Lottery Head Quarters, Payment Release Order
Department,with the following information.

1. Full Name:....................................
2. Address:......................................
3. Nationality:..................................
4. Age:.......... Date of Birth:................
5. Occupation:...................................
6. Phone:................Fax:....................
7. State of Origin:...........Country:...........

Contact Person:Mr. Martin Freeman
Tel :+44-701-113-9416 or email
claimsagent_martinfreeman@yahoo.co.uk

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications remember
to quote your reference number in all correspondence.You will be required to
quote your lucky number,for confirmation on your winnings.All winning must
be claimed not later than 3weeks after reciept of this mail. After this date
all unclaimed funds will be returned to European Union Treasury as
unclaimed prize for good cause.

You are therefore advised to give the following informations to the Claims
supervisory officer via email or telephone You are to choose only One (1)
from the Two (2) given options on how to claim your prize.

1. Transfer of your funds to your designated bank account by Electronic
transfer (Online transfer), and your funds will be in your account within 48
hours. You will be totally responsible for the Electronic Bank Transfer
Charges.

2. Certified check to be sent by courier to your destination.Note that your
funds have been insured and no deductions of any kind can be made from your
won funds, as your Funds carry an irrovocable guarantee bond. All claim
procedures must be completed on or before the date stated. After this
date you maybe disqualified.

Congratulations from the entire member of staff and thank you for being part
of our email account users program.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Julie Van Hans,
Executive (International Sweepstakes).

Program Warning!!! Participants below 21 years are
automaticallydisqualified. All e-mail transmission/ correspondence are 100%
protected by our Secured Socket Layer (SSL) server.

Copyright © 2007 National Lottery
All rights reserved. Terms of Service -Guidelines.
77635 476378 255667460

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