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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:
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +447045722174 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011121758 (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.
  • account_stbank1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: UK NATIONAL LOTTERY <infouklottogame02@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:16:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Lottery Claims/Contact Paying Bank


THE UK NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUATERS # P O Box 1010 Liverpool, L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM





(Customer Services)
Draw 2007
Ref. #: UKNL-L/200-26937

Batch #: 2007MJL-01
ticket number: 887-13-865-37-10-83
Serial number: S/N-00168


ATTENTION: Winner

CONGRATULATIONS! This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the UK National Lottery online Sweepstakes International program. Having said all that please contact the paying Bank below for your claims.

BANK NAME: STANDARD CHARTERED BANK PLC
NAME: STEVE WILLIAMS (QC)
CFO (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER)
E-MAIL: account_stbank1@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE: +447045722174
FAX: +447092866019

The aim of this lottery in the first place is to alleviate poverty worldwide.

Note: you are to Quote your complete names, Nationality, Home Address, Ref/Batch Numbers, winning amount and your direct phone number so that they can honour your letter. Once again i say congratulations and always inform me with your deallings with the bank.





Mr Ben Brown Tel: +44-701 112 1758

Online AGENT for U.K NATIONAL LOTTERY
Seasonal Sweepstakes International Program.



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