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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:
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "claims office" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • +447031860628 (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.
  • info_loto_claim@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "youwonthecash@terra.es" <youwonthecash@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:37:23 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: The UK National Lottery




The UK National Lottery
PO Box 1010
Liverpool
L70 1NL
United Kingdom.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/04
Batch: R3/A312-59

CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS CONGRATULATIONS=20

WINNING NOTIFICATION:

We happily announce to you the draw (UK9584) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ORG=
ANISATION ONLINE SWEEPSTAKES INTERNATIONAL PROGRAME held on wednesday 18th =
july 2007. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600545, with=
Serial number 5368/07 drew the lucky numbers: 05. 07. 12. 13. 28. 39. [41]=
Bonus Ball, which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.=20

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of =C2=A31,000,000.00=
Gbp (One Million GB Pounds Stealing) in cash credited to file UKOL/90231183=
08/03, This is from a total cash prize of =C2=A310,000,000.00 (Ten Million =
GB Pounds Stealing) shared amongst the (10) lucky winners in this category =
i.e. Match 5 plus bonus.=20

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the Wor=
ld Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 =
unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This pro=
motion takes place weekly.=20

Our European agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the =
release of your funds as soon as you contact them, For security reasons, yo=
u are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claim=
s is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem f=
it to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid =
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.=20

Please be warned to file your claims, kindly fill this Verification form co=
rrectly and send it to the claims officer for instant payment.=20

Please contact our fiduciary agent:=20

Mr. Brown Carson

Tel: +447031860628, +447031860853, +447024080881

Email: info_loto_claim@yahoo.co.uk





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