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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.
  • +447011128476 (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.
  • maildannyboer@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maildannyboer@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:31:36 -0500
Subject: REPLY THIS NOTIFICATION!!!


FREEAWARD DEPT.
16 BroadStreet,
Woolich, MiddleEssexL701NL.LONDON
UNITEDKINGDOM
Date: 24/02/07 Ref:UK/9420X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369 WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE We happily announce toyou the draw
(#1081) of the FREE LOTTO AWARDS, online SweepstakesInternational program held on Wednesday, Febuary 21, 2007. Your
e-mail addressattached to ticket number: 56475600545 005 with Serial number 5368/13 drew thelucky numbers:
09-11-22-39-40-42(bonus no.12), which subsequently won you thelottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You
have therefore beenapproved to claim a total sum of £119,118 (One hundred and nineteen thousand -one hundred and
eighteen pounds sterling) in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £833, 826
shared amongstthe (7) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.

Allparticipants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Websites through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 unions,associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online.

Thispromotion takes place weekly (wed and sat). Please note that your lucky winningnumber falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,your £119,118 (One hundred
and nineteen thousand - one hundred and eighteenpounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices
inEurope. Our European agent will immediatelycommence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as
youcontact him. Forsecurity reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidentialtill your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manneryou deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our
precautionary measure toavoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.To file for your
claim, please contact your fiduciary agent with the detailsbelow:

Fiduciary Agent: Mr. DannyBoer.
Email: maildannyboer@yahoo.com.hk
Tel: +44 701 1128476www.freelotto.com
FREE LOTTOAWARDS SERVICE OFFICER. Your agentwill immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your
funds assoon as you contact him and provide him with the belowdetails.
*Name ofWinner:
*Address:
*Nationality:
*Sex:
*Tel:
*Occupation:
*Age:
*AmountWon:
*Lucky Nos:
*Ticket No: Note: You are tocontact your fiduciary agent immediately and provide him with your ticketnumber, Winning
Email Address and your lucky numbers so that he can help you inprocessing the release of your winnings to you as soon as
possible. Congratulations fromthe staff and thank you for being part of email account usersprogram: Dr. P. Swier,
Mr.Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations), Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden(Manager Domestic Banking Operations), Dr.
James Williams (DirectorInternational funds Department), Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive), Mr. MichaelCole (Executive),
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).MRS JULIE VAN HANS (VICEPRESIDENT).
Sincerely,Mr. WalterFribs.OnlineCoordinators.
FREE LOTTO AWARDS BOARD. NOTE: Any breachof confidentiality on the part of the Winners will result to
disqualification.Do not reply this mail. You are to contact your claims officer immediately. Inorder to avoid
unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quoteyour reference number in every one of yourcorrespondences.

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