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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:
  • "claims director" (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.
  • +447031911897 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448701342648 (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.
  • claimsdirector_agraham@yahoo.co.uk
  • a.graham_luki@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jessica Pamer Lottery UK Inter <luki_j_pamer25@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:40:35 +0000
Subject: Online Prize Reference Number: 47,DH,82/LUKI


PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,Lottery UK International,Cornwall Buildings,United Kingdom . ATTN: Lucky Winner, We happily announce to you the draws of the LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL Online Program held in its 2nd quarter of 2007. Your e-mail address attached to Reference Number: 47,DH,82/LUKI with Ticket No: 67/836 subsequently, won you one of the Jackpot cash prizes. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £3,500,000.00 (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) in cash credited to FILE CATEGORY - LUKI/UK01/2007. All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 50,000 e-mails of individuals, unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. To commence processing of your winnings, you are to forward a copy of this email to your claims director via contact information below; MR. AARON GRAHAMCLAIMS DIRECTOR,CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,Tel: +44 703 191 1897Fax: +44 870 134 2648Email: claimsdirector_agraham@yahoo.co.uk a.graham_luki@yahoo.co.uk Congratulations from the entire LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL members of staff. Yours faithfully, JESSICA PAMER,PROMOTION DEPARTMENT,Lottery UK International,Cornwall Buildings,United Kingdom ----------------------------------------------------------------------------DISCLAIMER & CONFIDENTIALITY: The information contained in this communication including any attachments is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, unauthorized use, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. LOTTERY UK INTERNATIONAL is neither liable for the improper and incomplete transmission of the information contained in this communication nor for any delay in its receipt.
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