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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 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")
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. )
• 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.
  • +447045721098 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701315489 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: MR EDWARD COLEMAN <cashpoint_finsecurities2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 10:35:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND RETRUNE TO THIS OFFICE



ATTN: Winner,
PROCEDURES.
On behalf of the entire Promo Board, I say congratulations to you for being a Winner in this 2nd category. We have received your e-mail with utmost delight in the Uk National Lottery programs held in London and the few eligible winners contacted personally.

You are requested to send to us the follow information’s

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.ADDRESS:____________________________________
3.SEX:_________________________________________
4.AGE:_________________________________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:_____________________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________________
7.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
8.TICKET NUMBER:________________B. SERIAL NUMBER:______________
9.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL___________
11. COUNTRY________________________________

All participants were selected randomly from 'World Wide Web' site through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 company’s names and individual email addresses. This promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information’s confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you, following further advice from the Lottery Corporation Payment Service (L.C.P.S). This is a part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous elements.

However, we have been assigned as the claims agents who would assist all Winners in this grand category "B" in the processing procedures and ultimately to the payment of your Uk National Lottery £18,486,220. 00 (Eighteen Million, Two Hundred And Eighty Six Thousand, Two Hundred and Twenty Pounds Starlings) to you, In cash prize credited to file Ref. No: UKNL/255457004/05 after your claims Documents has been successfully processed and legalized and funds approved for payout by the Lottery Corporation Payment Service (L.C.P.S).

In line with the governing rules of claim, you are to state how you want us to pay your winning prize.
If by BANK TO BANK TRANSFER OR COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY.

If By BANK to BANK transfer fills the below information’s:
Bank Name:
Name on Account:
Account Number:
Wire Instructions:


IF you choose to claim your winning through CHEQUE delivery or by
Hand delivery please fill this information’s below.
Full Name/Surname Parcel to Be Delivered To:
Contact Address:
Country:
Contact Phone Number:

In receipt of your information’s on delivery, I will send to the UNIT who are in charge of processing of the quick claim of your winning prize. We will process and legalize your claims before passing your files to our paying Bank for the immediate payment of your winning Funds to your designated Bank Account in accordance with our payout procedures.

Importantly, for the enablement of your claims, you are advised to comply with our payout procedures, as these are mere formalities that will guarantee payment of funds to all qualified winners in this Category.

Furthermore note that, All Winning funds should be claimed on time. You have a limited time, after which all Unclaimed Funds will be returned to the Uk National Lottery Promotion (U.N.L.P) to enable them use it for the next edition.
This promo is governed and monitored by the Europe Lottery Commission of 2007 and censored.

We will anticipate your response soon.

Note: You are warned to keep confidential to your self until you get your winning, to avoid random claim. If found in such you will be disqualified automatically. Be Warned.

FINANCIAL DIRECTOR
EDWARD COLEMAN
Metropolitan Finance & Securities
TELEPHONE NUMBER, +44-704-572-1098
FAX NUMBER, +44-870-131-5489



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