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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 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.
  • +447031968777 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT <claims_inquiries_edgar@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: claims_european.agent@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2007 05:21:45 +0800 (CST)
Subject: CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM.




EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD DEPT
Government Accredited Licensed Promoters,
1 Plough Place,
London EC4A 1DE.
UNITED KINGDOM
(Customer Service)
Date:8-7-2007.

Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD


Dear Winner,

We wish to congratulate you and formally inform you that, you have won 860,641.28 Great British Pounds(GBP) which amounts to $1,500,000.00 (One Million,Five Hundred Thousand United States DOLLARS) in the last email-lottery draw, organized by The EUROPEAN PRIZE AWARD.


The payment has been approved and a reconfirmation letter has just been sent to our head office in the United Kingdom, to enable them effect payment from our paying bank.The said sum is now deposited in our suspense account in your favour waiting for the immediate remittance into your nominated bank account.

Be informed that your winning prize has a hardcover insurance policy that makes it impossible to make any deduction of any kind, until the sum is finally credited into your designated account.However, our client has been notified of this development and the status of your claim.




Please fill in the appropriate information in the space below:

CLAIMS PROCESSING FORM.


WINNER'S PERSONAL DATA

FIRST NAME: ...............................................................................................................

LAST NAME: ...............................................................................................................

RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: ................................................................................................

OCCUPATION: ...............................................................................................................

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: .................................................................................

COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: ................................................................................................

TEL NO: ...........................CELL NO: ............................................................................

FAX NO:. ...............................................................................................

YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS: ...............................................................................................

NEXT OF KIN NAME AND ADDRESS: .................................................................

TICKET NUMBER...............................................................................................

BATCH NUMBER: ................................................................................................

AMOUNT WON: .............................................................................................................

OUR EMAIL ADDRESS: ................................................................................................

I .......................................................................................................................... HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE AND IN CASE OF ANY UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES MY NEXT OF KIN HAS RIGHT TO CLAIM MY TOTAL WINNING. ADS INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS. SHALL ACT AS MY AGENT IN FACILITATING THE TRANSFER OF MY FUNDS TO ME.


.................................................. ...................................................
DATE SIGNATURE

Attach a scanned copy of either your driver's license or international passport for identification purpose after proper verification and processing of your winnings has been carried out.

Once again accept our congratulations and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Regards.
Mr.Edgar Franklin
(CLAIMS OFFICER)
TEL: +44-7031-968-777
FAX: +44-7751-167-857

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