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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "fudiciary" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
• 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.
  • approvedconsultants_0006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BARR DUKE ANDREW <approvedconsultants_0006@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 21:47:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: PERSONAL................


Dear Luking Winner,
I saw your mail,but i must congratulate once more because your mail have won you
a some of money kindly fee the form so that the money will be send to your address.

FROM THE ELECTRONIC DESK OF
BRITISH ONLINE GRANT
UNITED KINGDOM
REF NO: MELI-T/ 17-F044262312
Secret pin numbers 990-11-815-37-10-83
Serial number 66109-17
BATCH: 901/00319/HLP

OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of $1,500,000.00( one million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars)in the International programs held on the first quarter of the year 2007 in London Uk.The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection system(s) from a databas of over 250,000 email addresses drawn from all the continents of the world no tickets where sold .The British Tobacco Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also Licensed by the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).To begin the processing of your prize you are to contactour executive claims officer through the contact stated below with your personal information for verification purpose:
Barrister: Mr. DUKE ANDREW (Fudiciary Agent)
CLAIMS PAYMENT DESK.
20 Lausanne Road London, SW2 3JB ENGLAND.U.K
Email:approvedconsultants_0006@yahoo.co.uk
1.Name in full:
2.Address:
3.Nationality:
4.Age:
5.Occupation:
6.Phone/Fax:
7.Present Country:
Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the
public to avoid fraudulent claim. *Winner under the age of 18 is
automatically disqualified.*Staff of the British Tobacco Company is not
to partake in this Lottery.
Barbara Littlehoods.
Online Co-ordinator.
====================================================================
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS SHOULD BE FOWARDED TO YOUR CLAIMS AGENT IMMEDIATELY; THIS WILL HELP US FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.



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