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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:
  • "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 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.
  • +447031909146 (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.
  • mrcooper@representative.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "omega creations" <omega_creations6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_tony2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:06:35 +0200
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON

OMEGA CREATIONS AGENCY

7 POUNTNEY HILL CANNON STREET LONDON E.C.4
Office of Prize Disbursement (OPD)
London, United Kingdom.

RE: OFFICIAL LETTER - PRIZE WINNING NOTICE

Dear Prize Beneficiary,

On behalf of OMEGA CREATIONS AGENCY the United Kingdom lottery organization
and co-sponsors we hereby wishes to officially announce to
you on your emergence among the final 10 lucky winners in our new year 1ST
Quarter LOTTERY PROMOTION held on 12th of February 2007 at our Lottery
office complex, Cardiff, United Kingdom

The programs held in London, Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:
56475600545 188 with serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky winning numbers:
2-4-8-1-6-8 which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £900.000.00 (Nine
hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to File
PC/9080118308/02/TCA. This is from total cash Prize of 125 Million shared
among the first fifty (50) lucky winners in this grand category.

This year Lottery Program Jackpot is the largest ever for OMEGA CREATIONS.

The estimated 125 million jackpot would be the sixth biggest in U.K.
history.
The biggest was the 363 million jackpot that went to two winners in a May
last year, 2000 drawing of The Big Game Mega Millions'predecessor.Please
note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet
representative office in Europe as indicated in our play coupon.
In view of this, £900.000.00 (Nine hundred thousand, Pounds starling) would
be released to you physically by our affiliate Bank. Our agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds to
you as soon you make contact him.


Please note that all participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide
Web' site through a computer draw system and email addresses are extracted
from over 100,000 companies including individuals. This promotion takes
place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential Till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.
Please be warned. To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
with the below details for processing of your
Claims.
******************************************************************
APPLICATION FORM-C. Submit your form to the accredited claims processing
officer:
Mr. John Cooper
Email:mrcooper@representative.com
TEL: +44-703-190-9146
FAX: +44-709-288-6854
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
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FULL NAMES (Surname First):
FULL RESIDENTAIL ADDRESS:
COUNTRY/REGION:
STATE/PROVINCE:
CELL PHONE NUMBER:
HOME/WORK PHONE:
GENDER:
FAX NUMBER:
COPY OF ID BOOK OR PASSPORT:
MARITAL STATUS:
DATE OF BIRTH:
OCCUPATION:
ALTANATIVE EMAIL ID:
TICKET NUMBER:
SERIAL NUMBER:
WINING NUMBER:

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Submitted Form will be manually verified and processed by the assigned
Claims Processing Officer (CPO) The Processing of your form will be
completed within the next 24 hours of receiving your LOTTERY CLAIMS
APPLICATION FORM-C. You will receive an update on the status of your
Application once completely processed.
DENIAL OF APPLICATION:
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Sincerely,
MRS.SANDRA DAVIES
Director, Prize Disbursement Center
========================================================================
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© 2007 OMEGA CREATIONS AGENCY. All rights reserved. Offer valid to winners
who are at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited. No purchase
necessary to claim winning prize. You will need to meet all of the steps to
redeem as outlined in the Terms & Conditions before you can receive your
promotional prizes. To receive this promotion, you must: 1) submit email and
mailing address information: 2) check your email
inbox for "Redemption Notification" 3)Follow Redemption instructions.

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