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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • +447031847699 (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.
  • agentpaulross@excite.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROMOTIONS <feliciasmithx66@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 02:02:00 -0600
Subject: Re: Category "A" winner!!!.


UK INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY.

46 Greenway Totteridge
London,N20 8EJ
United Kingdom.
(Customer Services)

YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION

Ref.Number: UKAA4/734-0
Batch: 25060766143-BTA/07

Dear Lucky Beneficiary,

Congratulations as we happily announce to you today that the draw of the UK INTERNATIONAL ONLINE LOTTERY, online International Lottery program held on the 29th, May,2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: G276017-487 with Serial number 493-678 drew the lucky numbers: [ 7-18-87-45-69-63 ] The Bonus Ball [02], which subsequently won you the lottery in the Category "A" winner i.e, matches 3 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000,000.00 (One million British Pound Sterling Only) credited to file Nos KTU/9023418808/07.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 email addresses of unions, associations and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place yearly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our U booklet representative office in United Kingdom (UK) as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, Your £1,000,000.00 (One Million British Pounds Sterling Only) would be released to you by our payment office in the United Kingdom (UK). Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

This is part of the Country's Program to fund for the Olympic games
in 2012 The £1.5bn Olympic lottery puzzle, see website for details:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4719851.stm

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned!

To immediately collect your prize, please contact our financial handlers with this information below:.

Name: Mr. Paul Ross
Email: agentpaulross@excite.co.uk
Tel: +447031847699

KINDLY FILL THE CLAIMS VERIFICATION/PROCESSING FORM BELOW SEND TO HIM:

FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:

CONTACT ADDRESS:

CITY/STATE:

COUNTRY:

NATIONALITY:

SEX:

AGE:

MARITAL STATUS:

TEL No.:

FAX No.:

OCCUPATION:

AMOUNT WON:

REFERENCE No.:

BATCH No.:

Our agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him on the email and telephone stated above. You may wish to establish contact with him via e-mail with the particulars presented above citing the batch and reference numbers to this letter.

All Our winners are assured of the utmost standards of confidentiality and press anonymity until the end of the proceedings, and beyond where they so desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictest level of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.

PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL, BUT CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT DIRECTLY BY E-Mail: agentpaulross@excite.co.uk

Good luck from me and members of staff of UK INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY INC.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Felicia Smith.

Online coordinator for:
UK INTERNATIONAL ON-LINE PROMOTIONS.
International Program.
Copyright © 1994-2007 The Uk International Online Lottery Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service - Guidelines You must be 16 or over to play or claim a prize.
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