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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (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.
  • +447075700242 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447075023828 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: =?UTF-8?Q?claimsdept2007?= <claimsdept2007@o2.pl>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:06:15 +0100
Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?CONTACT=20FUNDS=20PAYOUT=20BANK?=


Attn: Winner,
This office is in receipt of your winning information provided for the processing of your lottery winnings of £2,500,000.00GBP (TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS) which was forwarded to us from the ONLINE DIRECTOR OF THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, Be rest assured that it will be kept confidential.
I have forwarded your winning details, file and original certificate to our associated lottery payout bank (LONDON INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD) in United Kingdom for verification and payment. Now you are required to contact the bank (LONDON INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD) yourself by writing an application for the release of your winnings to you.
The application should be presented to them in the below format and sent by email to the Finance Manager at the bank. You are to indicates mode of funds receive either Bank Wire Transfer or by Cashers Cheque.
FULL NAME: ............................................................................................
OCCUPATION: .........................................................................................DATE OF BIRTH: .....................................................................................
NATIONALITY: .......................................................................................SEX: ..........................................................................................................FULL ADDRESS: ..............................................................................
............................................................................................................................................................................................................................POSTAL CODE: ................................................................................TEL: .............................................................................FAX:................................................................................
EMAIL:............................................................................REFERENCE: ...........................................................
BATCH: ....................................................................BALLOT NUMBER: ........................................................FAX BACK: + +44-707-570-0242INDICATE ONE OPTIONS OF YOUR FUND DELIVERY:
1.CASHIER CHEQUE(ADDRESS WHERE YOU WANT IT DELIVERED)
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................
...................................................................................................2.WIRE TRANSFER BANK ACCOUNT OR BY MASTER/VISA CARD.
NAME OF BANK: ..............................................................NAME OF ACCOUNT HOLDER:.....................................
BANK TEL: .................................................................BANK FAX: .................................................................BANK ADDRESS: .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/ INDIVIDUAL:
.........................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................
.........................................................................................................................
________________ __________________
Signature/Date
77735 876378 253667469 Carefully fill out this form and send back either by fax or by email.MR. LEN GLEAN.
FINANCE MANAGER,
LONDON INTERNATIONAL BANK LTD,
11 GROSVENOR PLACE,
LONDON, SW1X 7HH,
UNITED KINGDOM.
FAX: +44-707-502-3828, +44-703-040-1263.
TEL: +44-704-570-9490, +44-704-570-9530. +44-701-113-0252, +44-701-112-0866.
EMAIL: onlineservice@londoninternationalbank.org. contacts@londoninternationalbank.org.
APPLICATION FOR MY UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PRIZE MONEY OF TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS (£2,500,000.00GBP). I write in respect of the £2,500,000.00GBP I have won in the 2007 Uk National Lottery that is deposited with your bank.I was directed to apply to you by my legal/security agent (MR.PAUL WOOLDRIDGE) and I hereby file a claim for my funds.I will be most greatful if you will furnish me with your procedure for the claims and transfer of my money to me.
I anticipate your kind and speedy response.
Yours faithfully,
( _______________ )
__________________________________________________________________________________Having applied to the bank, you are required to keep me updated of every correspondence and of progress with the bank as soon as you are in contact with them because it is my responsibility, as your Fudiciary agent, to ensure that you get paid and on time too on meeting with the banking requirements.
Again, it is important that you keep all your winning particulars and numbers personal and confidential until your prize money has been paid to you. This is a security measure to avoid double claiming or/and impersonation.
Contact the bank as soon as possible to avoid delays to your payment. Should you have any difficulties whatsoever, do not hesitate to contact me. Notice that winning are to be claimed on or before two weeks after winning mail notification.NB: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. Dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient, or an employee or agent Responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, is Prohibited.Regards,
REV. DAVID .J. RICHMOND
FOREIGN DEPARTMENT MANAGER
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
CC: GENERAL MANAGER (S.C.B).

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