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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447024078482 (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.
  • claimagent4141@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UJK NATIONAL LOTTERY" <lottlink_win007@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 09:54:18 +0000
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION

THE LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UK ONLINE LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
292, Upper Richmond Rd West,
East Sheen, London, SW14 7JG
United Kingdom
TRACK Nº: 51024060210
OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

This is to inform you that have been selected for a cash prize of
£500,000.00 ( Five Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds)
programs held on the 24th of march, 2007 in the London U.K.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection system(addresses drawn from all the continents
of the world.
ess) from a database of over 250,000 email
The UKLottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by
the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR). This lottery
is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.


To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your claims
officer through our accredited
Prize Transfer agents as stated below:
================================================================
Handling Agent
Mr.Rex McCarthy
Email: claimagent4141@yahoo.co.uk
Fax: Fax: 44-87-1247-2187
Phone Number: ++44 702 407 8482
For further enquiries Please call us (10.00am to 5.30 pm London GMT)
================================================================
contact him, please provide him with your secret pin code x7pwyz2006
and your reference
number BCLY:12052006/21.You are also advised to provide him with the
under listed information
as soon as possible:


Claims Requirements:
1.Name in
full--------------------------------------------------------------
2.Address-------------------------------------------------------------------
3.Nationality---------------------------------------------------------------
4.Age-----------------------------------------------------------------------
5.Occupation----------------------------------------------------------------
6.Phone/Fax-----------------------------------------------------------------
7.Present
Country-----------------------------------------------------------
==================================================================

If you do not contact your claims agent within 14 working days of this
notification,your winnings
would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning
details/information from the public
to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT)pending the transfer/claim by
Winner.

*Winner under the age of 18 are automatically disqualified.
Accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Regards

Mr ANTHONYCAMPBELL
(Lottery Manager)

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