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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• 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.
  • +447031819473 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448704795464 (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.
  • mrlarrycliff@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lynda Colman <eurocolman3@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 11:32:52 +0100
Subject: Congratulations !!! Congratulations !!! Congratulations !!!










FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEAD INTERNATIONAL LOTTER
PROMOTING EMAIL PROMOTING INTERNET USAGE OVER THE GLOBE (UK NATIONAL LOTTERY AND PENNSYIVANIA ENCORAGE INTERNET GLOBALIZATION) LOTTERY BOARD
Headquarters: P A LOTTERY Campus, Thames Valley Park Reading RG6 1WG England Customer Service: 580 NCA 85914


WEB:http://www.palottery.state.pa.us.
File no: EAASL/941OYI/04 Ref: FER/4690/6103/24Batch:245-379-482
LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATION
Dear: Arie,
We happily announce to you the Draw (#942) of the PA LOTTERY INTERNET GAMES in conjuction with the online UK National Lottery program held on 30th June 2007.
Your e-mail address has been luckily attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 188 with Serial number 97560 drew the Winning Numbers:710122631-32 Bonus Ball(29)which you subsequently won the lottery in the 2nd category i.e match 3 plus bonus.You have therefore been approved to claim total sum of £820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds Pounds) in cash , draft or online remittance credited to your file. This is from a total cash prize shared amongst the winners with different amount won in this category i.e Match 3 plus bonus.

All participants "Email addresses" from the online version were selected "Randomly" from World Wide Web - through computer draw system and extracted from over 130 individuals, unions, associations, and corporate bodies in each group that are listed online.
This promotion takes place weekly aimed at globalizing the internet usage before the year 2010, as such create competitive atmosphere against the gaints in the internet industry.Your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this, your £820,000.00 (Eighty Hundred and Twenty Thousand Pounds) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe.Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem secured, but legitimate to claim your prize.This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program among other kinds of fund/prize illicitness. Please be warned!To file for your claim, Please contact our affiliated Fiduciary Agent for VALIDATION.

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MR. LARRY CLIFF.
Accredited Agent Lottery AgentADDRESS: NO 3 BEULAH ROAD THORNTON HEALH .CR9.1JE LONDON, ENGLAND.
Hot line: +44 703-181-9473 .
Fax No: +44-870-479-5464.
Email: mrlarrycliff@yahoo.co.uk
********************************************************************Endeavour to email him with your full names, winning numbers, email address, telephone and fax numbers immediately.Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE PA GAME NATIONAL LOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,

DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEADOnline Coordinator for THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
Yours faithfully,
DR. MRS. ROSELINE WHITEHEADOnline coordinator INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS.


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