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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +4407011127510
• 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.
  • eml_agentfrank001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY" <WEBDN95V401@prodigy.net>
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:58:16 -0800
Subject: EURO MILLIONS WINNING RESULTS......................CONGRATULATIONS

THE EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY,
HOME OFFICE: 163 FULHAM,
PALACE RD. W6 8JB
UNITED KINGDOM
REFERENNCE NUMBER: UK/839030X/14
BATCH NUMBER: 065/088/XY24
OUR REF.: 27349/46

WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw #(06/1073) of the
THUNDERBALL WINNING under the EURO MILLIONSLOTTERY,
online Sweepstakes International program held on
Saturday 17th.February, 2007 . Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number: 56475600545 with Serial
number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers

5. 11. 21. 32. 33. AND 13


You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £450,000.00 (Four hundred and fifty thousand
pounds sterling) in cash credited to file
KTU/9023118308/03. 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 online coupon. In view of
this, your £450,000.00 would be released to you by
any of our payment offices in Europe.

Our European agent will immediately commence the
process to facilitate the release of your funds as
soon as you contact him.

To file for your claim, please contact our fudiciary
agent:

Barrister: Frank McGregor
Email: eml_agentfrank001@yahoo.co.uk.
Phone: +44(0)701-112-7510

Provide him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.TelephoneNumber:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above:
13.Ref.Number:
14.Batch Number:
15.Draw Number:
13.Amount Won:

That way your Winnings Certificate and all other
relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for
you.You would be required to show an instrument of
identification when redeeming your winnings, i.e.
Drivers license or International passport. 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 part
of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming
and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be
warned.

Goodluck from me and members of staff of the EURO
MILLIONS LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,
Donald Green (Sir).
International Relations Officer for:

EURO MILLIONS LOTTERY Sweepstakes International
Program.
© Copyright 1999-2007. The EURO Lottery Inc. All
rights reserved.

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