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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:
  • "fudiciary" (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 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.
  • +447075167655 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447024072609 (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.
  • bonanza2006_fudiciaryagentnelson@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Becky Ferguson" <jenni@reedtribe.org>
Reply-To: becky_management@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:10:52 -0800
Subject: Congratulation!!! Ticket Number: 7-1-8-36-4-22

FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REF:PL2/209318/09
BATCH:18/103/HME.
TEL: +44-702-407-2609
FAX: +44-707-516-765

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#1046) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on the 14th of December 2006.
Due to the mix up of numbers, the results were released on the 27th of January,
2006.

This promotion takes place one in a year . because we want to encourage
the use of Internet around the globe and we are beginning this year with
this $1,500,000.00 as it is like a WELCOME TO 2007. Please note that your
lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office
in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your 860,641.28
Great British Pounds(GBP)would be released to you by any of our payment
offices in Europe.

This lottery was organized by an association of software manufacturers who
came together from all parts of europe including Great Britain,Spain,The
Netherlands and Belgium which are the major host countries.All participants
were selected through our Microsoft computer ballot draw system, were we
extracted over 20,000.00 companies
and 3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.


Warning: All winners are to claim their winning prize in not later than
1 week (7 days) of their winning otification.


Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons,


Overseas Claims Unit United Kingdom Lottery Fiduciary


Mr.David Nelson
TEL: +44-702-407-2609
FAX: +44 707 516 7655
EMAIL:bonanza2006_fudiciaryagentnelson@yahoo.co.uk

And we are proud to say that over 50 Million DOLLARS are won annually in
more than 150 countries worldwide.

We wish you a hearthy congratulation once again.

Your Sincerely,
Becky Ferguson
For Management
NOTE: ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART
OF ANY WINNER WILL RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION!



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