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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:
  • "claims director" (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.
  • +4407024065360
• 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.
  • claimsdirector_theluki@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL" <jessicapamer_theluki@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 21:46:24 -0700
Subject: 14th/Feb/2007: Lottery Winners' Results!!

ATTN: WINNER,

We happily announce to you the draw of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL, your
email address attached to Reference Number: 47,DH,82/LUKI, Ticket No:
67/836 and FILE CATEGORY - LUKI/UK01/2007 subsequently won you total sum
of £3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain
Pounds) in cash.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the
World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over
50,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

To commence processing of your winnings, you MUST FORWARD a copy of this
email to our claims director via contact information below;

MR. AARON GRAHAM,
CLAIMS DIRECTOR,
CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
Tel: +44 (0) 702 406 5360
Fax: +44 (0) 871 264 1243
Email: claimsdirector_theluki@yahoo.co.uk

Congratulations once again from me, and entire members of staff of the
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL and it is our hope that you participate in any of
our international programs in the nearest future.

Thank you.
Yours faithfully,
Jessica Pamer,
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL,
LUKI BUILDING,
250 OLD BROAD STREET
LONDON EC2N 1HQ,
UNITED KINGDOM.

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DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY:
The information contained in this communication including any attachments
is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is
addressed and others authorized to receive it.
It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are
not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure,
unauthorized use, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance
on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be
unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify
us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your
system.
LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL is neither liable for the proper and complete
transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for
any delay in its receipt.
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