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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447040109828 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +27726344148 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • petersonmuyo@e-direct.co.uk.tt (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • admin@e-direct.co.uk.tt

Fraud email example:

From: e-promotions media <e-promomedia13@web.de>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:01:25 +0200
Subject: {Disarmed} Congratulation! the lucky winner!


(The National Lottery Logo) [javascript:ol('http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do');] The National Lottery, <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">P O Box</st1:Street> 1010</st1:address>, L70 1NL <st1:place w:st="on">Liverpool</st1:place>, <o:p></o:p><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UNITED KINGDOM</st1:place></st1:country-region> <o:p></o:p>(Customer Services) <o:p></o:p>Batch: 074/05/ZY369 Ref: UK/9420X2/68 <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> WINNING NOTIFICATION: <o:p></o:p> We happily announce to you the draw (#963) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY, online Sweepstakes International program held this month 2007. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564-756-545 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: *02-05-13-30-39-49-03* (bonus no.), which
subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of *L500,000* (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) in cash credited to file *KTU/9023118308/03.* <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> This is from a total cash prize of *L2,000,000* shared amongst the first four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e. Match 5 plus bonus. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place periodically. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our African booklet representative office in South Africa as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your *L500,000* (Five hundred thousand pounds sterling) would be released to you by any of our payment offices in <st1:place w:st="on">Europe</st1:p
lace>. Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till 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. <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>The UK ELECTRONIC BALLOT COMPUTER LOTTERY Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group,Toshiba, Dell computers, Mckintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies. The UK NATIONAL LOTTERY internet draw is held every quarters in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Pounds are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.<o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p>To
file for your claim, please contact our South African Fiduciary/Claim Agent:~*Mr. Peterson Muyo*Phone: +27 726 344148Email: petersonmuyo@e-direct.co.uk.tt [mailto:petersonmuyo@e-direct.co.uk.tt] Alternative email: admin@e-direct.co.uk.tt [mailto:admin@e-direct.co.uk.tt] <o:p> </o:p>LAST WINNERS ON THE <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region> NATIONALLOTTERY <o:p></o:p> Yours faithfully, <o:p></o:p> Dr. David Rodwell (Online co-ordinator ) <o:p></o:p>Phone: 44 70 40109828 <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ELECTRONIC DIRECT COMPUTER</st1:place></st1:country-region> LOTTERY, Sweepstakes International Program. <o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Fill your informations <o:p></o:p>1.Full name:...............................................................2.Address:..................................................................3.Sex:.........................................................................4.Age..................
....Date of Birth:................................5.Marital status:..........................................................6.Occupation:..............................................................7.Passport or ID Nos:...................................................8.Tel: .............................Fax:.....................................9.Amount Won:...........................................................10.Country of origin:...................................................11.Your Winning nos:.................................................12.Your Ticket nos:......................................................13.Your Serial nos:...................................................... <o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p> <o:p></o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>



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