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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:
  • "claims 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.
  • +447045733197 (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_felix_morgan@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BRITISH LOTTERY" <hondapromo@core.com>
Reply-To: agent_felix_morgan@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:38:55 -0400
Subject: Sweepstakes Notice !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


(Customer Services)
Your ref: 6525/07
Batch: 074/05/ZY369

Dear Winner,

The National Lottery is pleased to inform you that the Draw (1207) of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program held on Wed 18 July 07.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 56475600575 188 with Serial number 5368/02 drew the lucky numbers: 12,31,33,39,41,45 (Bonus ball 23).You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £7,500,000.However,no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy. After this automated computer ballot, your e-mail address emerged as one of ten winners in the FIRST category for the THIRD prize.

Your prize award has been insured with your e-mail address and will be transferred to you upon meeting the requirements,statutory obligations,verifications,validations and satisfactory report.

Contact your claims agent Mr. Felix Morgan with this information below for onward remittance of your winnings.
Name: Mr Felix Morgan
E-mail:- agent_felix_morgan@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44 704 573 3197

Congratulations.
Sir. Richard K. Lloyd
Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme)
The UK Online Lottery
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CoreComm Webmail
http://www.core.com

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