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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:
  • "fiduciary 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.
  • claims_agent_annarichards01@yahoo.co.uk
  • claimsagent_annarichards02@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY Richard lloyod <international_2007web@web.de>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:37:20 +0100
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS WINNER!!!!!!!




BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY
28 TAN FIELD ROAD,
CROYDON,
LONDON.
Ref: UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you today 10th of February, 2007 of winners of
the ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on the 7TH of Febuary, 2007.

Your Email address attached to ticket number: 56475601545 188 with
Serial number 5468/02 drew the lucky numbers:01-15-21-3-35-48, and a bonus
number of 21 which subsequently won you the lottery in the second
category.You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£590,983.00 in cash credited to KTU/9123118308/03. This is from a total cash
prize of £12,410,643 shared among the first ( 21) lucky winners in this
category.
CONTACT THE FIDUCIARY AGENT:MRS ANNA RICHARDS
EMAIL:claims_agent_annarichards01@yahoo.co.uk
claimsagent_annarichards02@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:claimsagent_annarichards02@yahoo.co.uk]

Congratulations once more and from all members and staffs of this
program. Thank you for being part of our Online Promotional Lottery Program.

Yours Truly,
Sir Richard K.Llyod.
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)



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