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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:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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 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.
  • frankthomas_claims@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: grace parker <uklp_25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frankthomas_claims@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:58:59 +0100
Subject: THE NATIONAL LOTTERY



UK Online Lottery Result Headquarters:10th S4 Route 559Earth pink Towers Inc.Manchester D40/S,United Kingdom.TICKET NUMBER: 2752246896SERIAL NUMBER: 652-662BATCH NUMBER : AT-040SB06-03 AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION We are pleased to inform you of the release of the long awaited results of the UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM held on the 25th of June,2007 at Uk Lotto Headquarters Manchester, UK.Your email address was selected randomly from official worldwide company's/internet data web through online email addresses search engine with the aid of Google prominent search.Been entered as dependent clients email address with; Reference Serial Number: 652-662 and Batch number AT-040SB06-03.Your email address attached to the ticket number: 2752246896 that drew the lucky winning number 2, which consequently won the online sweepstakes in the 2nd category,in four parts.You have therefore been approved for a payment of US$500,000(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars)in cash credited to file reference number:IPL/4249859609/WP1.This is from a total cash prize of US$ 5 Million dollars,shared among the first Ten (10) lucky winners in this 2nd category.Congratulations! once more as all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 50,000 (Fifty thousand) names of email users around the world,as part of your international promotion program.Due to mixed up of some names and addresses, we ask that you keep this award confidential,till your claims has been processed and your funds remitted to you.Your contact fudiciary agent is below: Name: Mr Frank ThomasE-mail:frankthomas_claims@yahoo.co.uk UK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL CLAIMING SECURITY AGENCY.YOUR SECURITY FILE NUMBER IS W-91237-H67/B4 (keep personal). You are required to forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims and certificate which will facilitate the release of your winnings. PERSONAL INFORMATIONS1. Name:2. Address:3. Marital Status:4. Occupation:5. Age:6. Sex:7. Nationality:8. Country Of Residence:9. Telephone Number (Country Code)-(Area Code)- Phone Number):10 Cell Number: (Country Code) - (Cell Phone Number):11. Fax Number:12. Draw Number above:13. Payment Method (Cheque / Bank Transfer):14.Category Number:15. Amount won:16. Email Address: You are advised to forward these informations to your fudiciary agent as soon as possible to enable her file out a claim for your prize winning package. Once again, Congratulations. Yours Sincerely,Mrs.Grace Parker.Director/LO UK Online International Lottery coordinators Good luck from me and members of staff of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY==================================================================The national lottery promo Awards is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel group,Toshiba,Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.The Free lottery internet draw is held quarterly every year and is so organized to encourage the use of the internet and computers world wide.We are proud to say that over 200 Million Eros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.====================================================================WARNING!!! ANY MAIL RECEIVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CO-OPERATION.
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