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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:
  • "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.
  • +447011153241 (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.
  • green_consultant@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "ukonlineservice@terra.es" <ukonlineservice@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:13:58 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY


THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
P O BOX 1010
LIVERPOOL, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Services)

WINNING NOTICE FOR CATEGORY \"A\" WINNER

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
concluded annual final draws of UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,held on the 13
April 2007 The online cyber lotto draws was conducted from an exclusive list of
25,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by
an advanced automated random computer search from the
internet. No tickets were sold. After this automated
computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of
two winners in the category \"A\" with the following:

Ref Number: UK/9420X4/67
Batch Number: 073/05/ZY366
Ticket Number: 56475612545 187
Lucky Numbers: 05-08-10-18-20-46-{43}

You as well as the other winner are therefore to
receive a cash prize of £691,252.00(Six Hundred And Ninety One
Thousand,Two Hundred And Fifty Two Great Britain Pounds) each from
the total payout. Your prize award has been insured
with your e-mail address and will be transferred to
you upon meeting our requirements, statutory
obligations, verifications, validations and
satisfactory report. To begin the claims processing of
your prize winnings you are advised to contact our
licensed and accredited claims agent for category
\"A\" winners with the information below:
=========================================================================
Dr.David Metcalf
Phone number:
+44 701 115 3241
+44 701 113 0351
Official Email: green_consultant@yahoo.co.uk
Foreign Services Manager,
Payment and Release order Department,
TRANS-ATLANTIC S.A LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
=========================================================================
VERIFICATION FORM

1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6.OCCUPATION:
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
9.WINNING NUMBER:
12.AMOUNT WON:
13.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
14. COUNTRY
==========================================================================
NOTE: All winnings must be claimed not later than 20
days. After this date all unclaimed funds would be
included in the next stake. Remember to quote your
reference information in all correspondence. You are
to keep all lotto information away from the general
public especially your reference and ticket numbers.
(This is important as a case of double claims will not
be entertained).Members of the affiliate agencies are
automatically not allowed to participate in this
program. Thank you and congratulations!!!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Mercy Moore
Online coordinator
for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY: This email may
contain information which is confidential and/or
privileged. The information is intended solely for the
use of the individual or entity named above. If you
are not the intended recipient,be aware that any disclosure, copying,
distribution or use of the contents is prohibited.If you have received
this electronic transmission in error,please notify the sender by telephone
or return email and delete the material from your computer.

Copyright © 1994-2007
The UK National Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guideline
77635 476378 255667460






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