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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from: the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +448712638244 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447907175556
• 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.
  • clarksonadams@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "faithevans001@terra.es" <faithevans001@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 23:43:06 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION


EURO LOTTO,
UNIT 91, COURT MEWS, 442 LONDON RD,
CHARLTON KINGS, CHELTENHAM,
GLOS, GL52 4DD ENGLAND.

FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: ENST341739DS

ATTN: Sir/Madam

AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the 12th May, 2007 announcement, concerning your winners of the EURO LOTTO/ INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on 12th May, 2007, were our winners were listed on winning Manifest. Your email address has been selected as one of the lucky email addresses in the category “B" of the online lotto You / your email was attached to ticket number 013-2316-2002-477, with serial number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers 37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently won in category B.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of ₤1,419,213 British Pound, Equivalent of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand United States ($2,500,000.00) in cash credited to file REF NO.: AST341739DS. This is from total prize money of ₤7,941,929 British Pound Equivalent USD$15,000,000.00 US Dollar shared among the six (6) international winners in the category B. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 30,000 names from Australia, Africa, New Zealand,
America, Asia, Europe, USA and North America as part our International Promotions Program, which is conducted twice annually.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now deposited with Credit Nominee Trust Bond Finance House and insured according to winner’s individual names. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been
processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes US$1.3 billion International lotto.

To begin your claim, please contact your claims officer/Agent immediately:

Mr. Clarkson Adams
Credit Nominee Trust Bond Finance House
Tel: +447907175556
Fax: +44 871 263 8244
EMAIL: clarksonadams@yahoo.co.uk

For due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated bank account of your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims officer not within 14 days. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. All correspondences to Mr. Clark
Adams, either by fax or email, should have this email sent along with it and also, your email address to which this email is sent should be clearly and boldly written in your response.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference number in every one of your correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as possible.

To enable prompt processing of your winning send to the legal department the following information:

1. Your full Names
2. Private contact Address
3. Telephone and fax Number
4. Profession

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.


Sincerely,

FAITH EVANS
THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS,
EURO LOTTO.
LOTTO WINNING NOTIFICATION









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