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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• 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.
  • +447045719602 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448717151229 (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.
  • verificationdepartment.customer@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • claims_agent@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "WALLWINNERS LOTTERY.UK" <claims_agent2@enownow.com>
Reply-To: verificationdepartment.customer@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 1 May 2007 06:16:31 -0700
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!CONTACT FIDUCIAL OFFICIAL FOR YOUR CLAIMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WALLWINNERS LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Green Lane,glover Road Swandown,
Amptonsouth SO31 7DF
LONDON,ENGLAND,
UNITED KINGDOM
(Registration UKE36o13644L).

REF: UKZ/89339855/2007.
BATCH: 89/986799/UK/UKQ
Ticket Number:111-44-888-7819
Serial Number:4878/03

Congratulations!!! you are a winner of £2,500,000 on British Promo online draws which was played on the 1ST of MAY, 2007.Your email address attached to ticket number 111-44-888-7819 drew the winning numbers 3-00-45-09-89-98-44, batch number 89/986799/UK/UKQ . and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category
For further Information about your Winnings
CLAIMS AGENT
CONTACT NAME:MR.BROWN SMITH
CITY/ COUNTRY: London.
TEL: +44 704-571-9602
FAX: +44-87-1715-1229
Email:claims_agent2@enownow.com
Email:verificationdepartment.customer@gmail.com
Please be aware that your Paying Authority will Effect Payment Swiftly upon satisfactory Report, verifications and validation provided by our processing Agent; that would be designated to your file. For due processing and remittance of your winning prize to your designated account of your choice. Be informed that all prize money must be claimed not later than two weeks. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you are to contact MR.BROWN SMITH.
With followings details below:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
VERIFICATION FORM:
1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE:
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.)TICKET NUMBER:
12.)REFERENCE NUMBER:
13.)BATCH NUMBER:
14.)EMAIL ADDRESS:


CLAIMANTSIGNATORY DECLARATION
====================================
I, .....................................HEREBY
DECLARE THAT I HAVE NEVER RECIEVED ANY SETTLEMENT FROM THE NATIONALLOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOR ANY MEMBER OF MY ? FILLED CLAIM ON MY BEHALF TO NATIONAL LOTTERY
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION. I, THEREFORE, UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING PROMOTION TO ACT ON MY BEHALF IN THE PROCESSING AND TRANSFER MY PRIZE AS INSTRUCTED BY ME.
============================================================================== =========
Goodluck from me and members of staff of the UK
NATIONAL LOTTERY.
MR.TONY MARK.
Email:claims_agent@indiatimes.com
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTION.

BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
Material Copyright © 2007 The Lottery Co. Ltd.

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