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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!
• 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.
  • +447040111035 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011147315 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Philip" <philipbrown78@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:35:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Need Information?


ATTN: Namrata Ankur Dear Sir, Acting on the instructions in your claims file with the below Lotto payment order: (i) Winning numbers: 7, 31, 62, 21, 74, 80(ii) Serial number: 21-8-1974(iii) Lotto batch number: FL-101(iv) Reference number: SBF-404-256 I wish to inform you that payment of your Lottery Claims amounting to £250,000 being prize money from Fun Lotto UK 3rd Category draws has been certified by all authorities involved. You are required to provide us with the below information: (1) FULL NAME(2) RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS(3) CELL ,HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER(4) AGE(4) SEX(5) MARITAL STATUE(6) OCCUPATION(7) SCAN COPY OF INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT INFORMATION PAGE OR DRIVER'S LICENCE. You are required to respond and act without delay to all instructions provided above to ensure a glitch free claims process that will facilitate the transfer of your prize money.Note that your winnings will be transferred to your stipulated Bank account within 24hours after receipt of all
requirements. Thanks for your cooperation. Truly yours, Mr.Philip BrownClaims Department Manager Bluesky SECURITIES Tel:+447040111035Tel:+447045706172--- On Mon 02/12, Namrata Ankur &lt; namrata1230@foreign-workers.co.uk &gt; wrote:From: Namrata Ankur [mailto: namrata1230@foreign-workers.co.uk]To: philipbrown78@myway.comDate: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:00:07 +0000Subject: Re:{Spam?} CONGRATULATIONS!!!Dear Sir,Forgive me but I only studied english in a small provincial college and it is not so exceptional.I may have already sent you regarding a confidential matter. Would you please read the attached email and communicate to me whether all is in order? I am unsettled of the next step to take.Thank you.Namrata Ankur--- Forwarded email ---FUN LOTTO UK47 COLD HARBOUR LONDON E14 9NS UNITED KINGDOMFUN LOTTO UK DRAWSDear Winner =20We are pleased to announce you as one of the 3 lucky winners in the FUN L=OTTO UK draw held on 11th of January 2007. All 3 winning addresses were =randomly
selected from a batch of 5 000 000 international emails. Your em=ail address emerged alongside 2 others as a 3rd category winner in this m=onth's draw.Consequently you have therefore been approved for a total pay out of 250 =000 Pounds TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND pounds only.The following par=ticulars are attached to your lotto payment order:i Winning numbers: 7 31 62 21 74 80ii Serial number: 21-8-1974iii Lotto batch number: FL-101-332iv Reference number: SBF-404-256Please contact the underlisted claims officer as soon as possible for the=immediate release of your winnings:Mr.PHILIP BROWNClaims Department ManagerBLUESKY SECURITIESEmail: philipbrown78@myway.comTel: +44 7011147315tel: +44 7045706172Once again on behalf of all our staff CONGRATULATIONS!!!Sincerely Mr. PHILIP BROWNPromotions ManagerN.B:1.All claims are nullified after 10 working days from today.=202.Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.3.Do inform the claims officer of any change
of names or addresses.=204.All winners under the age of 18 are automatically dis-qualified.=205.Please contact your claims agent by email Mr: PHILIP BROWN .Looking after the rights for Asian workers in the UK. http://www.asiantribune.com/

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