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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:
  • "national lottery promotion" (no such lottery exists)
  • "uk national lottery" (can only win this lottery if you bought a ticket)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "high insurance policy" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "foreign service manager" (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.
  • +447045727652 (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.
  • claimsagent_adamsrichard0@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: infodept5@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 14:50:39 +0000
Subject: Email info

Dear Lottery Winner!!!

LOTTERY AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:

UNITED KINGDOM private international e-games organizers and co-sponsors,UK NATIONAL LOTTERY Group International, officially brings
to your notice of the final draw result of the ACCULOTTO Wheel E-game which was conducted at our international corporate office complex here
in UK.Most recently this foundation set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME We use an incredible 3-Point Triangulation System that generates the most
accurate,personalized lucky numbers using UK NATIONAL LOTTERY system.By doing this the foundation seek to courage the use of Internet for
academic and business pursuits. It major aim is to promote music,theater,art,literature,projects in the social and political arena with a focus on health,
as well as science, research,and higher education.

You have emerged the 2007 UK NATIONAL LOTTERY promotions award winner of our yearly car give away promotions.Your email which drew the
winning number,was selected via our E-games Random Selection System (ERSS) We hereby wish to inform you that your free Mercedes car attached with
1.700.000POUNDS incash are pending your collection.You have been approved for a payment of 1.700.000 POUNDS (ONE MILLION
SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS.)AND A BRAND NEW 2005 HAUSKAA VAPPUA MERCEDES BENZ CAR in cash credited to file Ref: EGS/2251256003/02 which is
deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your favor as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY.

Congratulations!!!!!
All participants were selected through an exclusive 3-point triangulation system to generate YOUR lucky lottery numbers. Your email address
with batch number Batch: 14/0017/1PD, and reference number Ref: EGS/2251256003/02 drew winning number 14-6-7-9-07,consequently.
We ask that you keep this award personal, till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you. This is part of our security
measures to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of the situation by other participants or impersonators.

To begin your claim, you are to contact our accredited Foreign Service
Manager with the following informations:
1.Full Names...............
2.Residential Address............
3.Phone Number............
4.Fax Number...............
5.Occupation................
6.Sex........... ..............
7.Age...........................
8.Nationality................

================================================
Mr.Adams Richards(Foreign Transfer Manager)
TRUST MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE BV.
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.
Tel:+44 70457 27652
+44 70457 29201
Email: claimsagent_adamsrichard0@yahoo.co.uk
===============================================

They are your agent, and responsible for the processing and transfer of
your winnings to you. YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS
ISW-91237-H067/B4(keep personal) Remember, Failure to claim your
winning/ fund will be added to next Inte rnational lottery program.

Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible.

Once again Congratulations.
Yours Sincerely,
Prof. Mrs Ann Robbert

Anti-fraud resources:

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