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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:
  • "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.
  • +447045703367 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +447011121487 (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.
  • agent_paulwright@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PAUL WRIGHT <agent_paulwright@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:48:56 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FILL AND SUBMIT THE VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM IMMEDIATELY.


PAUL WRIGHT AGENCY
NAME: MR PAUL WRIGHT
ADD: 37 GREYSTOCK ROAD CAMBRIDGE
CB1 8DS UNITED KINGDOM.
EMAIL:agent_paulwright@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 704 570 3367 +44 702 409 1647
Fax:+44 701 112 14870

ATTENTION: SIR / MADAM.

ONCE AGAIN THE BOARD AND STAFFS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY ARE CONGRATULATING YOU CONCERNING YOUR 2007 LOTTERY WINNING MONEY OF U.S$2.5MILLION (TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

WE ARE PLEASED TO INFORM YOU THAT THE LOTTERY IS FOR REAL AND IT'S A LEGITIMATE ONE THAT IS KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BENEFITED FROM THIS LOTTERY ALL OVER THE WORLD.

THE LOTTERY IS AN EMAIL/REWARD /AWARD PROGRAM ALL PARTICIPANTS IN THIS LOTTERY PROGRAM HAVE BEEN SELECTED RANDOMLY THROUGH A COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM DRAWN FROM OVER 20,000 EMAIL SITE, AND 35,000 NAMES AND EMAILS ARE PICKED AT RANDOM.

THIS PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR, AND IS BEEN PROMOTED AND SPONSORED BY COPERATE BODIES,GOVERNMENT,NON GOVERNMENTAL COMPANIES AND EMINENT PERSONALITIES LIKE THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI, BILL GATES OF MICROSOFT INC AND RUSSIAN BILLONAIRE ROMAN ABRAMOVICH FINALLY MULTI CHOICE AND OTHER CORPORATE ORGANIZATION.
THIS PROGRAME IS TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND COMPUTER WORLD WIDE.

ANY INFORMATION YOU GIVE OUT WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO ANY 3RD PARTY BY ANY MEANS. FOR SECURITY PURPOSE AND CLARITY, WE ADVISE THAT YOU KEEP YOUR WINNING INFORMATIONS VERY CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOUR CLAIM HAVE BEEN PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOU, THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY PROTOCOL TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMS AND UNWARRANTED ABUSE OF THIS PROGRAM BY SOME WINNERS.

NOTE:YOU ARE TO FILLOUT THE LOTTERY VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM IMMEDIATELY AND GET BACK TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE US FILE YOUR CLAIMS AND ALSO FOR THE PREPARATION OF YOUR LOTTERY WINNING CERTIFICATE WHICH WILL SERVE AS A PROVE FOR IDENTIFICATION TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND COMPLICATIONS, PLEASE ALWAYS QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE/BATCH NUMBERS IN ANY CORRESPONDENT TO US AND THE PAYMENT OFFICE.

VERIFICATION AND CLERANCE FORM

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________

2.CONTACT ADDRESS: _____________________________

3.SEX:_______________ 4.AGE:________

5.MARITAL STATUS:______________________

6.OCCUPATION :______________________ POSITION HELD:______________________

COMPANY ADDRESS:____________________________________________________

7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:_____________________________

8.TEL NO:_____________ & FAX:________________ (STATE BEST TIME TO CALL)

9. TICKET NO:_________________________ 10.SERIAL NO:_______________________

11.BATCH NO:________________________ 12. REF NO:________________________

13.DRAW LUCKY NO:___________________

14.DRAW DATE AND AMOUNT WON :__________________________

15. SEND A SCAN COPY OF YOUR IDENFICATION_____________________________
( A SCAN COPY OF EITHER YOUR I.D CARD,DRIVER'S LICENSE OR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORTON )

16.COUNTRY___________________

UPON RECEIPT OF THE DULY OF THE REQUESTED DATA,I WILL SEND YOU THE CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE PAYMENT OFFICE SO YOU CAN PROCEED WITH EFFECTING THE RELEASE OF YOUR CLAIM IN ANY WAY YOU DEEM FIT.

WARM REGARDS,

MR PAUL WRIGHT.


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