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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • +447919585640
• 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.
  • eddy_claimsagent01@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAUL HARRISON"<unionbank_nig-plc@myway.com>
Reply-To: eddy_claimsagent02@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:59:08 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CONGRATULATION: YOU HAVE WIN THE NATIONAL LOTTERY!!








CONGRATULATION: YOU HAVE WIN THE NATIONAL LOTTERY!! Date: 28th Feb.2007THE NATIONAL LOTTERYAN CRANNCHUR NAISIUNTAAn Post National Lottery Company. www.lotto.ie

Dear Winner,

We happily announce to you the Draw for Lotto Results saturday Feb.28,2007,of the National Lottery held recently. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:5-4-3-2-1-0 with Serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky numbers (12)(19)(25)(26)(36)(42)(7) which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category(i.e:)Top prize. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of (€1.5,000.000.00 ) One Million Five Hundred Thousand Greate British Pounds,only, in cash credited to file EAASL/941OYI/02/STXN All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer automatic e-mail finder directory ballot system from over 100,000 Unions, Associations,Corporate bodies and Individual's e-mails that are listed online as part of our international promotion program which we conduct twice every year Your fund is now available for claim due to the mix up of some numbers and email address,we request you to quote your Reference and Batch
numbers.We also advice you to keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim is processed. To begin your claim please contact your claims agent:Mr.Eddy Henshaw,Claims Agent Southall DistrictLondon, U.KPhone: +447919585640, Email:(eddy_claimsagent01@yahoo.co.uk)

Your claims agent will assist you in the processing for the remittance of your prize funds pending on your choice of payment. Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than one month,after this date all funds will be returned to the LOTTERY TREASURY as unclaimed, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please endeavor to quote your Reference numbwers (TNL/776/05/EGS) and Batch numbers (02/01/0078) in every correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.Congratulations once again from all members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotion program.

Yours faithfully,Mr. HARRISON PAUL,(Promotions Manager National Lottery) Our First Quarter Winner Mrs. Lucy Bailay from Australia receiving her winning cheque of (Euros.1,000.000.00) also on the picture is her husband and friends rejoicing with them.

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