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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 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.
  • wbuster@mail.md

Fraud email example:

From: "chris_walker@terra.es" <chris_walker@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:18:39 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Confirmation Letter from the Lottery Office.



GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT (Registration Z720633X).
Manchester,
UNITED KINGDOM.
(Customer Services)
Ref: UK/9420/X2/68
Batch: 074/05/ZY369
FROM: Richard K. Lloyd
Online coordinator for uk national lottery
sweeptakes international programme
© Copyright 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc. All rights
reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw (217)
of the DREAM NUMBERS under the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,online sweepstakes
international program held on friday 19th march, 2007 Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number:56475600545 188
with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers:
8 , 3, 1, 4, 7, and a bonus ball 09 which subsequently won you the
lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 5 plus Thunderball jackpot Prize.You
have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
£850,000.00 {Eight hundred and Fifty Thousand pounds Sterlings} In cash credited
to
file KPC/9080118308/03.All participants for the online version were
selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw
system and extracted from over 100,000 union associations and
corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes
place weekly.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our British
booklet representative office in London as indicated in our play
coupon. In view of this, your View £500,000.00 would be released to
you by our affiliate Forwarding service in London.
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 your fudiciary agent:
Contact person: Dr. William Buster
Email: wbuster@mail.md
phone: 447908183999
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.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Email Address:
12.Draw Number above: 217
That way your Winnings Certificate and all other
relevant documents/paperwork can be prepared for you.
You would be required to present a mode of Identification
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 UK
sincerely
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Chris Walker.
Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
© Copyright 1994-2007 The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines.










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