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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:
  • "processing fee" (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. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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!
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Arnold Wilson" <arnold_wil@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: cminfobox@myway.com
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:58:34 +0100
Subject: Congratulations Gay Romeo Inc "Winner"

Dear Marlon Sagun (Gay-Romeo Winner)

We are very sorry for not responding urgently to your message we are
checking out with your information of the drown of your lucky winning
numbers before we can proceed in contacting you further in it; now all
verifications is done.It is my privilege to notify you that the promo was
made here in London through electronic Email and Dating sites from Women and
Men all over Asia, America,Africa and Europe, The International Day Against
Homophobia (IDAHO) You're one of the lucky winner to win £350,000.00 pounds
GBP.
Below this message was attached copy of (FORM ONE) of your're claim process
in recieving your lucky prize which you’re to fill to enable us start up
your winning promo prize of £350,000.00 thousand pounds GBP.
We have so many lucky winners in deferent categories which have to be
attending also likewise.Our modes of payments to foreign winners are as
follows:
Are hereby advice to come to London or you if unable to come,
You have to choose the service of our accredited lawyer that will get the
legal documents

(OPTIONS)
1)Bank transfer to your bank account of your choice.

2)Confirmable Bank Check / Draft


We are really sorry for moving you up and down due to so many winners are
here calling for the claim of their prizes been won. This is the cost if you
are not coming down to United Kingdom.

3) You only to pay legal processing fees to a credited barrister who will
process the legal documents from our ministry of justice in the United
Kingdom, this legal document will authorize the transfer from our local
bank. This barrister will also stand as your representative that is if you
can not be able to come over to London your self; is fees will only cost
about 850 GBP because is an affiliated lawyer with Uk National Lottery
International; if to be a private lawyer off course you know he will charge
more.

4) For the account opening; that is if you don’t want to use your present
bank account in your country then the barrister can process for you an non
residential account (NRA) this account will be open here on your behalf
through telephone banking system, this system allow you to transfer your
winning prize through the telephone this you can do by your own self
installment to any destination of your choice. This account will only cost
you a minimum of 1,200 GBP. This amount will be deposited in the account for
you.

5) Taxation from British Government; Taxation/Vat must be deducted from your
winning prize, this can be done after approved by our ministry of Finance,
all this process will be done by the barrister.


Sir, to avoid most of all this expenses, you can come to London and do the
processing yourself this will help for the reduction cost of barrister fees
no to be paid.
The bank web site is bold writing in the form you can visit and make
enquiries if you so wish.


Sir, we urge you choose any of these procedures by indicating in your next
reply so that the transfer can commence immediately.
Your winning Certificate will be attach along with our local bank form which
you have to filled with you banking details if you prefer Bank
to Bank transfer.



Notice that you have less than seven (7) working days to meet up with all
requirements failing to do so wining prize will be terminated.
Congratulations Once again
Regards

Mr.Arnold Wilson
Uk.National Lottery London

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