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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.
• 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.
  • copa_lotteryclaims.winnings@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "copa_lotteryclaims.winnings@yahoo.co.uk " <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:31:29 -0800
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS............YOU ARE A WINNER!!!


UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UKONLINE?INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).


National Lottery
P O Box 1010
Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420X/05?
Batch: 074/05/ZY369



WINNINGNOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw (#978) of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International
program held on 15TH FEBRUARY ,2007. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number: 5647560054 188 with
Serial number 5368/02 jack pot lotto winners drew the
lucky numbers:(-02-06-21-34-35-49-(46-)"bonus no 46.
which subsequently won"you the lottery in the 2nd
category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore
been approved to claim a total sum of 480,204 (four
hundred and eighty thousand , two hundred and four
pound sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03 in a total sum of 1,802,040 lotto
jackpot shared amongst the first Ten (10) lucky
winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus! Bonus with
percentage 16.9% .All participants for the online
version were selected randomly from World Wide Web
sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate
bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes
place weekly.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 480,204 (four
hundred and eighty thousand , two hundred and four
pound sterling) would be released to you by any of
ourpayment offices in Europe.Our European agent will
immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.For
security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed
and your moneyremitted to you in whatever manner you
deem fit to claim your prize. This is part! of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact
our fiduciaryagent:
MR COPA ADAMS
Email:copa_lotteryclaims.winnings@yahoo.co.uk

CONGRATULATIONS from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Brain Hunt.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program
NATIONAL LOTTERY

Brain Hunt
Controller



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