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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 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.
  • +447035900126 (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.
  • uk_nationallottery_for2007@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "U.K NATIONAL LOTERY" <WEBDNXIEV401@prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:59:49 -0800
Subject: WINNER NOTIFICATION!!!


FROM:THE DIRECTOR
EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
REF:EL3/9318/07
BATCH:8/163/EL.

Attn:Dear Luck Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
online Sweepstakes Lottery Winners International
programs held on the Friday 16th February 2007
2007.Your e-mail address attached to with

ticket number :EL-23133
serial number: EL-123542,
batch number: EL-35,
lottery ref number: EL-9318
Draw 1163
Winning numbers for Lotto #1028 (Friday 16th February
2007):

Ball
One ticket won the £9,002,814 jackpot prize


For confirmation and verification of your winning you
can view your winning numbers in the link provided
below:
http://www.llednulb.demon.co.uk/
http://lottery.merseyworld.com/
which consequently won in the 1st category,you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
£9,002,814 ( Pounds Sterling).

CONGRATULATION!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names,we ask that
you keep your winning information confidential until
your claims has been processed and your money
Remitted to you.This is part of our security protocol
to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of
this program by some participants. All participants
were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from over 40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual
email addresses and names from all over the world.

This promotional program takes place every year.This
lottery was promoted and sponsored by group of
successful electronic dealers.we hope with part of
your winning,you will take part in our next year
US$20 million international lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our paying
officer:
Contact Winning Officer:
Mr Frank Johnson
Tel: +44-7035900126
Email: uk_nationallottery_for2007@yahoo.it

Remember,all winning must be claimed not later than
3rd of March 2007.After this date all unclaimed funds
will be included in the next stake.Please note in
order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications
please remember to quote your reference number and
batch numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore,should there be any change of address do
inform our agent as soon as possible.Congratulations
once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional program.

Note:Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically
disqualified.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Frank Johnson
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.




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